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Frank D. Williams(1893-1961)

  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
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Frank D. Williams was born on 21 March 1893 in Nashville, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for An Arabian Knight (1920), The Illustrious Prince (1919) and The Dragon Painter (1919). He was married to Mildred E. Hansen and Porter Lee. He died on 16 October 1961 in Ventura County, California, USA.
BornMarch 21, 1893
DiedOctober 16, 1961(68)
BornMarch 21, 1893
DiedOctober 16, 1961(68)
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Known for

An Arabian Knight (1920)
An Arabian Knight
5.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1920
The Illustrious Prince (1919)
The Illustrious Prince
  • Cinematographer(as Frank Williams)
  • 1919
The Dragon Painter (1919)
The Dragon Painter
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1919
The First Born (1921)
The First Born
3.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1921

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)
    The Chaplin Cavalcade
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Sessue Hayakawa in The Swamp (1921)
    The Swamp
    • Cinematographer
    • 1921
  • Sessue Hayakawa in Where Lights Are Low (1921)
    Where Lights Are Low
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1921
  • Black Roses (1921)
    Black Roses
    • Cinematographer
    • 1921
  • The First Born (1921)
    The First Born
    3.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1921
  • An Arabian Knight (1920)
    An Arabian Knight
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Li Ting Lang (1920)
    Li Ting Lang
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • The Devil's Claim (1920)
    The Devil's Claim
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Sessue Hayakawa in The Brand of Lopez (1920)
    The Brand of Lopez
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • The Beggar Prince (1920)
    The Beggar Prince
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • The Tong Man (1919)
    The Tong Man
    6.4
    • photographer
    • 1919
  • The Illustrious Prince (1919)
    The Illustrious Prince
    • Cinematographer (as Frank Williams)
    • 1919
  • The Man Beneath (1919)
    The Man Beneath
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • Sessue Hayakawa, Francis McDonald, and Fred Montague in His Debt (1919)
    His Debt
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • The Poor Rich Man (1918)
    The Poor Rich Man
    • Cinematographer
    • 1918

Visual Effects

  • Mary Carlisle, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Kentucky Kernels (1934)
    Kentucky Kernels
    6.0
    • director of matte painting staff (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)
    The Invisible Man
    7.6
    • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
    King Kong
    7.9
    • matte supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Ramon Novarro in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
    7.8
    • traveling matte shots (uncredited)
    • 1925

Special Effects

  • Three Wise Monks
    • special effects
    • 1936
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
    King Kong
    7.9
    • special effects technician (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)
    Sunrise
    8.1
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Frank Williams
  • Born
    • March 21, 1893
    • Nashville, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 16, 1961
    • Ventura County, California, USA(alcoholism)
  • Spouses
      Mildred E. HansenMay 19, 1917 - January 9, 1930 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Cinematographer, credited with most of Chaplin's output for Keystone (1914-1915). Worked on several motion pictures in the 20's, including travelling mattes for 'Ben-Hur' (1925).

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