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Ralph Steiner(1899-1986)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Ralph Steiner was born on 8 February 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Cafe Universal (1934), Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or the Lovely Life of Little Lisa (1931) and Hands (1934). He died in 1986.
BornFebruary 8, 1899
Died1986
BornFebruary 8, 1899
Died1986
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Known for

Cafe Universal
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1934
Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or the Lovely Life of Little Lisa
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1931
Hands
6.0
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1934
H2O (1929)
H2O
6.9
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1929

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Home Maid (1944)
    This Is Tomorrow
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1943
  • The City (1939)
    The City
    5.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • People of the Cumberland (1937)
    People of the Cumberland
    7.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • The River (1938)
    The Plow That Broke the Plains
    6.2
    Short
    • photography
    • 1936
  • Cafe Universal
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1934
  • Hands
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1934
  • Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or the Lovely Life of Little Lisa
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1931
  • Surf and Seaweed
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1931
  • Mechanical Principles (1931)
    Mechanical Principles
    6.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1931
  • H2O (1929)
    H2O
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929

Director

  • Look Park
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974
  • The City (1939)
    The City
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Pie in the Sky
    6.3
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Cafe Universal
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Hands
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or the Lovely Life of Little Lisa
    Short
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Surf and Seaweed
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Mechanical Principles (1931)
    Mechanical Principles
    6.8
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • H2O (1929)
    H2O
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929

Actor

  • Pie in the Sky
    6.3
    Short
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 8, 1899
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • 1986

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 800-802. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
  • Nickname
    • Nykino

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