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Vernon L. Walker(1894-1948)

  • Special Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
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Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker was born on 2 May 1894 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Notorious (1946), Citizen Kane (1941) and Suspicion (1941). He was married to Lottie J. Walker. He died on 14 March 1948 in Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, USA.
BornMay 2, 1894
DiedMarch 14, 1948(53)
BornMay 2, 1894
DiedMarch 14, 1948(53)
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
Notorious
7.9
  • Special Effects
  • 1946
Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane
8.2
  • Special Effects
  • 1941
Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941)
Suspicion
7.2
  • Special Effects
  • 1941
Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
King Kong
7.9
  • Cinematographer(as Vernon Walker)
  • 1933

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Jack Paar in Variety Time (1948)
    Variety Time
    5.6
    • special effects
    • 1948
  • Anthony Quinn, John Wayne, Judith Anderson, Laraine Day, James Gleason, and Cedric Hardwicke in Tycoon (1947)
    Tycoon
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
    Mourning Becomes Electra
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)
    Sinbad, the Sailor
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Rosalind Russell in Sister Kenny (1946)
    Sister Kenny
    7.2
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, and Anne Jeffreys in Genius at Work (1946)
    Genius at Work
    5.1
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
    Notorious
    7.9
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Robert Mitchum, Guy Madison, Dorothy McGuire, and Bill Williams in Till the End of Time (1946)
    Till the End of Time
    6.7
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Ralph Edwards, Frances Langford, Richard Martin, and Russell Wade in The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
    The Bamboo Blonde
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Nan Leslie and James Warren in Sunset Pass (1946)
    Sunset Pass
    5.6
    • special effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1946
  • John Wayne, Claudette Colbert, and Don DeFore in Without Reservations (1946)
    Without Reservations
    6.4
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Ginger Rogers in Heartbeat (1946)
    Heartbeat
    5.9
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bedlam (1946)
    Bedlam
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Tom Conway, Paula Corday, and Jane Greer in The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
    The Falcon's Alibi
    6.4
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Fontaine and Mark Stevens in From This Day Forward (1946)
    From This Day Forward
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1946

Cinematographer

  • Willie Best, Fred Guiol, Moroni Olsen, Barbara Pepper, Frank M. Thomas, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Mummy's Boys (1936)
    Mummy's Boys
    5.0
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack in Son of Kong (1933)
    Son of Kong
    5.6
    • photographed by (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1933
  • The Druggist's Dilemma (1933)
    The Druggist's Dilemma
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Verne Walker)
    • 1933
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
    King Kong
    7.9
    • photographed by (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1933
  • William Farnum and Patty Lou Lynd in Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931)
    Ten Nights in a Bar-Room
    5.1
    • Cinematographer (as Vern L. Walker)
    • 1931
  • Paralee Coleman and Mary Ann Jackson in Uncle Tom (1929)
    Uncle Tom
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Baby's Birthday
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Paralee Coleman and Mary Ann Jackson in The Burglar (1928)
    The Burglar
    4.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Mary Ann Jackson in The Bargain Hunt (1928)
    The Bargain Hunt
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Ruth Hiatt, Mary Ann Jackson, and Raymond McKee in Smith's Catalina Rowboat Race (1928)
    Smith's Catalina Rowboat Race
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • The Chicken (1928)
    The Chicken
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Smith's Restaurant
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1928
  • Smith's Farm Days
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Mary Ann Jackson in Smith's Army Life (1928)
    Smith's Army Life
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1928
  • Madeline Hurlock and Daphne Pollard in Love at First Flight (1928)
    Love at First Flight
    4.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928

Visual Effects

  • Morgan Conway and Bonita Granville in The Truth About Murder (1946)
    The Truth About Murder
    5.8
    • special optical effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Audrey Long, Richard Martin, and James Warren in Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
    Wanderer of the Wasteland
    6.2
    • matte painter
    • special optical effects (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.6
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    The Woman in the Window
    7.6
    • process photography (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1944
  • Sally Eilers, Allan Lane, Fritz Leiber, and Theodore von Eltz in They Made Her a Spy (1939)
    They Made Her a Spy
    5.7
    • visual effects (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern in Walking on Air (1936)
    Walking on Air
    6.5
    • special photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)
    Swing Time
    7.4
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1936
  • Katharine Hepburn and Fredric March in Mary of Scotland (1936)
    Mary of Scotland
    6.3
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1936
  • Silly Billies (1936)
    Silly Billies
    6.0
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1936
  • Wendy Barrie and Gene Raymond in Love on a Bet (1936)
    Love on a Bet
    6.8
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (1936)
    Follow the Fleet
    7.1
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1936
  • Henry Fonda, Eric Blore, John Cromwell, Osgood Perkins, and Lily Pons in I Dream Too Much (1935)
    I Dream Too Much
    5.3
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1935
  • Brian Donlevy, Phyllis Brooks, Wallace Ford, Molly Lamont, and Erik Rhodes in Another Face (1935)
    Another Face
    6.0
    • special photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1935
  • Fred Guiol, Dorothy Lee, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in The Rainmakers (1935)
    The Rainmakers
    5.9
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1935
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    6.4
    • photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Vern L. Walker
  • Born
    • May 2, 1894
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • March 14, 1948
    • Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Lottie J. Walker? - June 11, 1942 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Member of A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematographers).

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