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J. Ernest Williamson(1881-1966)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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J. Ernest Williamson
J. Ernest Williamson was born on 8 December 1881 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Wet Gold (1921), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) and The Submarine Eye (1917). He was married to Lilah. He died on 15 July 1966 in Nassau, Bahamas.
BornDecember 8, 1881
DiedJuly 15, 1966(84)
BornDecember 8, 1881
DiedJuly 15, 1966(84)
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Known for

Wet Gold (1921)
Wet Gold
  • Writer
  • 1921
Allen Holubar in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ernest Williamson)
  • 1916
The Submarine Eye (1917)
The Submarine Eye
3.6
  • Writer
  • 1917
How Life Begins
  • Director
  • 1916

Credits

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Director

  • With Williamson Beneath the Sea (1932)
    With Williamson Beneath the Sea
    • Director (as J.E. Williamson)
    • 1932
  • Wonders of the Sea (1922)
    Wonders of the Sea
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1922
  • How Life Begins
    • Director
    • 1916

Writer

  • Wonders of the Sea (1922)
    Wonders of the Sea
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Wet Gold (1921)
    Wet Gold
    • story
    • 1921
  • The Submarine Eye (1917)
    The Submarine Eye
    3.6
    • Writer
    • 1917

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sterling Hayden and Madeleine Carroll in Bahama Passage (1941)
    Bahama Passage
    5.8
    • photographer: undersea scenes in the Bahamas (as J.E. Williamson)
    • 1941
  • The Mysterious Island (1929)
    The Mysterious Island
    6.2
    • underwater photographer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Allen Holubar in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    6.1
    • underwater photographer (as Ernest Williamson)
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ernest Williamson
  • Born
    • December 8, 1881
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 15, 1966
    • Nassau, Bahamas
  • Spouse
    • Lilah

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Immigrated to the U.S.A. on 19 June 1893.

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