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Gordon Jennings(1896-1953)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Cinematographer
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Gordon Jennings was born on 25 June 1896 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The War of the Worlds (1953), Reap the Wild Wind (1942) and Spawn of the North (1938). He was married to Florence Anderson and Mary Genevra McClellan. He died on 11 January 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 25, 1896
DiedJanuary 11, 1953(56)
BornJune 25, 1896
DiedJanuary 11, 1953(56)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds
7.0
  • Visual Effects
  • 1953
John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
6.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1942
Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, and George Raft in Spawn of the North (1938)
Spawn of the North
6.7
  • Visual Effects
  • 1938
William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard
8.4
  • Visual Effects
  • 1950

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • William Holden, Ginger Rogers, Paul Douglas, and Pat Crowley in Forever Female (1953)
    Forever Female
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Little Boy Lost (1953)
    Little Boy Lost
    6.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Bob Hope, Arlene Dahl, Rosemary Clooney, and Tony Martin in Here Come the Girls (1953)
    Here Come the Girls
    5.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in Houdini (1953)
    Houdini
    6.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • William Holden, Harvey Lembeck, and Robert Strauss in Stalag 17 (1953)
    Stalag 17
    7.9
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Carmen Miranda, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Lizabeth Scott in Scared Stiff (1953)
    Scared Stiff
    6.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, and Ben Johnson in Shane (1953)
    Shane
    7.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
    The Girls of Pleasure Island
    5.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Anna Maria Alberghetti, Rosemary Clooney, Lauritz Melchior, and Tommy Morton in The Stars Are Singing (1953)
    The Stars Are Singing
    5.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • The War of the Worlds (1953)
    The War of the Worlds
    7.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, and Marilyn Maxwell in Off Limits (1952)
    Off Limits
    6.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952
  • Botany Bay (1952)
    Botany Bay
    6.2
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952
  • Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
    Come Back, Little Sheba
    7.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Road to Bali
    6.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952
  • William Holden, Carolyn Jones, Edmond O'Brien, and Alexis Smith in The Turning Point (1952)
    The Turning Point
    6.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952

Special Effects

  • Bing Crosby, Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Barton, Jacques Gencel, Alexis Smith, Franchot Tone, Beverly Washburn, and Jane Wyman in Here Comes the Groom (1951)
    Here Comes the Groom
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1951
  • When Worlds Collide (1951)
    When Worlds Collide
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1951
  • Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, and Sonny Tufts in Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
    Miss Susie Slagle's
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew, and John Howard in The Mad Doctor (1940)
    The Mad Doctor
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)
    Hollywood Extra Girl
    6.2
    Short
    • special effects
    • 1935
  • Fredric March and Evelyn Venable in Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
    Death Takes a Holiday
    6.9
    • technical effects
    • 1934

Cinematographer

  • The World Is Ours
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Buster Keaton, Buster Keaton Jr., Joe Keaton, and Natalie Talmadge in Our Hospitality (1923)
    Our Hospitality
    7.7
    • photography
    • 1923
  • Margaret McWade and Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    The Blot
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 25, 1896
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • January 11, 1953
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Florence AndersonOctober 1933 - January 11, 1953 (his death)

Did you know

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    He was an engineer before becoming an assistant cameraman in 1919.

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