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Maurice Prather(1926-2001)

  • Sound Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Maurice Prather was born on 6 September 1926. He was a cinematographer, known for Carnival of Souls (1962), Honeymoon for Harriet (1950) and Modern Baseball (1953). He died on 9 January 2001 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
BornSeptember 6, 1926
DiedJanuary 9, 2001(74)
BornSeptember 6, 1926
DiedJanuary 9, 2001(74)
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Known for

Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1962
Honeymoon for Harriet
4.1
Short
  • Director
  • 1950
Modern Baseball
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1953
A Time for Decision
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1966

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Your Junior High Days
    5.9
    Short
    • sound
    • 1961
  • Operation Grass Killer
    Short
    • sound
    • 1961
  • Exchanging Greetings and Introductions
    4.1
    Short
    • sound
    • 1960
  • The Innocent Party
    5.5
    Short
    • sound
    • 1959
  • Bret Waller in The Trouble Maker (1959)
    The Trouble Maker
    4.2
    Short
    • sound (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • What About Prejudice?
    5.1
    Short
    • sound
    • 1959
  • Manners in Public (1958)
    Manners in Public
    6.7
    Short
    • sound
    • 1958
  • Manners in School (1958)
    Manners in School
    4.5
    Short
    • sound
    • 1958
  • The Snob (1958)
    The Snob
    4.6
    Short
    • sound (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • What About School Spirit? (1958)
    What About School Spirit?
    3.6
    Short
    • sound (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • None for the Road (1957)
    None for the Road
    5.4
    Short
    • sound (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • What About Alcoholism?
    Short
    • sound
    • 1956
  • Why Study Industrial Arts? (1956)
    Why Study Industrial Arts?
    2.6
    Short
    • sound
    • 1956
  • Cindy Goes to a Party (1955)
    Cindy Goes to a Party
    4.1
    Short
    • sound (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • The Gossip (1955)
    The Gossip
    5.6
    Short
    • sound (uncredited)
    • 1955

Camera and Electrical Department

  • A Time for Decision
    • still photographer
    • 1966
  • Your Junior High Days
    5.9
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Operation Grass Killer
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Exchanging Greetings and Introductions
    4.1
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1960
  • The Innocent Party
    5.5
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Bret Waller in The Trouble Maker (1959)
    The Trouble Maker
    4.2
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • What About Prejudice?
    5.1
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Manners in Public (1958)
    Manners in Public
    6.7
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Manners in School (1958)
    Manners in School
    4.5
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • The Snob (1958)
    The Snob
    4.6
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • What About School Spirit? (1958)
    What About School Spirit?
    3.6
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • None for the Road (1957)
    None for the Road
    5.4
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • What About Alcoholism?
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1956
  • Why Study Industrial Arts? (1956)
    Why Study Industrial Arts?
    2.6
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1956
  • Cindy Goes to a Party (1955)
    Cindy Goes to a Party
    4.1
    Short
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1955

Cinematographer

  • A Time for Decision
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Keith Painton in Censorship: A Question of Judgment? (1963)
    Censorship: A Question of Judgment?
    3.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Carnival of Souls (1962)
    Carnival of Souls
    7.0
    • director of photography
    • 1962
  • The Search for Total Comfort
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961
  • The Dealer's Choice
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • But We Don't Have a Contract
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • New Breed of Deere
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • The Team of Your Life
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • Getting a Pro on Your Side
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Winning Moves in Maintenance
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • The Perfect Crime (1955)
    The Perfect Crime
    4.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1955
  • Better Football
    6.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • The Builders
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • William Frawley in The Dirty Look (1954)
    The Dirty Look
    5.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • How to Run a Filling Station
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 6, 1926
  • Died
    • January 9, 2001
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Quotes
    (on "Carnival of Souls"'s low budget): "We had basically no special effects whatsoever. The only 'special effect' per se is the time Candace Hilligoss rolls up her window and Herk (Harvey)'s ghost picture comes into it. We created that in the studio ourselves. We did it with a mirror." (2000)

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