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Devereaux Jennings(1884-1952)

  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Devereaux Jennings was born on 22 September 1884 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The General (1926), Unconquered (1947) and The Lost World (1925). He was married to Adele Camille Badarous Davis and Cleo Wells. He died on 12 March 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1884
DiedMarch 12, 1952(67)
BornSeptember 22, 1884
DiedMarch 12, 1952(67)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Buster Keaton in The General (1926)
The General
8.1
  • Cinematographer(as Dev Jennings)
  • 1926
Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
Unconquered
6.9
  • Visual Effects(as Devereux Jennings)
  • 1947
Wallace Beery, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lloyd Hughes, Bessie Love, and Lewis Stone in The Lost World (1925)
The Lost World
7.0
  • Additional Crew(as J. Devereaux Jennings)
  • 1925
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
7.8
  • Cinematographer(as Dev Jennings)
  • 1928

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • John Wayne, Johnny Mack Brown, and Marsha Hunt in Born to the West (1937)
    Born to the West
    5.7
    • photographed by (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1937
  • Ladies That Play (1934)
    Musical Cocktail
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Ladies That Play (1934)
    Hark Ye Hark!
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Ladies That Play (1934)
    Rhythm on the Roof
    6.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1934
  • Noah Beery, Ann Dvorak, Raymond Hatton, David Manners, and Charles 'Chic' Sale in Stranger in Town (1932)
    Stranger in Town
    6.0
    • photography by (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1932
  • Joan Blondell, Tom Brown, Adrienne Dore, Leslie Fenton, Vivienne Osborne, and Kenneth Thomson in The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
    The Famous Ferguson Case
    6.5
    • Cinematographer (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1932
  • Lilian Bond, Adrienne Dore, Greta Granstedt, Ruth Hall, Winnie Lightner, and Polly Walters in Manhattan Parade (1931)
    Manhattan Parade
    5.1
    • photographed by (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1931
  • Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd in War Mamas (1931)
    War Mamas
    6.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1931
  • Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, Evalyn Knapp, and Winnie Lightner in Side Show (1931)
    Side Show
    5.1
    • photography (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1931
  • James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931)
    The Public Enemy
    7.5
    • photography (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1931
  • 50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
    50 Million Frenchmen
    4.9
    • photography (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1931
  • Leon Errol and Mitzi Green in Finn and Hattie (1931)
    Finn and Hattie
    6.2
    • Cinematographer (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1931
  • Divorce Among Friends (1930)
    Divorce Among Friends
    5.1
    • Cinematographer (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1930
  • Charles Butterworth and Winnie Lightner in The Life of the Party (1930)
    The Life of the Party
    5.3
    • photography (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1930
  • Irene Delroy, Chic Johnson, and Ole Olsen in Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930)
    Oh, Sailor Behave!
    4.7
    • Cinematographer (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1930

Visual Effects

  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • special photographic effects (as Devereux Jennings)
    • 1952
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    6.8
    • special photographic effects (as Devereux Jennings)
    • 1949
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • special photographic effects (as Devereux Jennings)
    • 1947
  • William Holden, Anne Baxter, William Bendix, Sterling Hayden, Howard Da Silva, and Sonny Tufts in Blaze of Noon (1947)
    Blaze of Noon
    6.2
    • special photographic effects
    • 1947
  • Anthony Quinn, Ray Milland, and Barbara Stanwyck in California (1947)
    California
    6.1
    • special photographic effects assistant: miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, June Duprez, and Gail Russell in Calcutta (1946)
    Calcutta
    6.4
    • special photographic effects assistant: miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Olivia de Havilland and Lew Ayres in The Dark Mirror (1946)
    The Dark Mirror
    7.0
    • special photographic effects (as J. Devereaux Jennings)
    • 1946
  • Bob Hope and Joan Caulfield in Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
    Monsieur Beaucaire
    6.7
    • special photographic effects assistant: miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Robert Young, Ann Richards, and Sylvia Sidney in The Searching Wind (1946)
    The Searching Wind
    6.1
    • miniatures assistant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    6.6
    • special photographic effects assistant: miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Brian Donlevy, Barbara Britton, Joel McCrea, and Sonny Tufts in The Virginian (1946)
    The Virginian
    6.4
    • special photographic effects assistant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Olivia de Havilland and John Lund in To Each His Own (1946)
    To Each His Own
    7.6
    • special photographic effects: miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Howard Da Silva, Esther Fernández, and Barry Fitzgerald in Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
    Two Years Before the Mast
    6.9
    • special photographic effects (as Dev Jennings)
    • 1946
  • Veronica Lake and Eddie Bracken in Hold That Blonde! (1945)
    Hold That Blonde!
    6.1
    • special photographic effects assistant (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Utopia (1945)
    Road to Utopia
    7.1
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, and Cedric Hardwicke in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
    6.5
    • camera: second unit
    • 1949
  • Jane Russell and Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948)
    The Paleface
    6.6
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ray Milland and Dorothy Lamour in Her Jungle Love (1938)
    Her Jungle Love
    6.3
    • associate photographer (as Dev. Jennings)
    • 1938
  • Mary Boland in The Edge of the Abyss (1915)
    The Edge of the Abyss
    • camera operator (as J.D. Jennings)
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • D. Jennings
  • Born
    • September 22, 1884
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • March 12, 1952
    • Hollywood, California, USA(bone cancer)
  • Spouses
      Adele Camille Badarous DavisJune 6, 1925 - March 10, 1929 (her death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of special effects expert Gordon Jennings.
  • Nickname
    • Dev

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