Fred Waller(1886-1954)
- Producer
- Director
- Editor
When Mr. Waller died, "Variety" remembered him as the developer of
Cinerama. Many years before that, he directed a series of excellent
short subjects for Paramount Studios, where he also oversaw the
photographic research and special effects department. No one who has
seen the Paramount film shorts of Phil Spitalny, Ina Ray Hutton, Cab
Calloway or Duke Ellington will forget Waller's winning style of
presentation. He developed "Vitarama" for the 1939 World's Fair in New
York, which was the prototype for Cinerama.
