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# Clyde De Vinna

Cinematographer. Born 13 July 1890 in Sedalia, Missouri, USA. Died 26 July 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 13 July 1890, Sedalia, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 26 July 1953
- **Also known as:** Clyde Da Vinna, Clyde DeVinna
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_De_Vinna, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505629, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005682/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/418836

## Biography

Clyde De Vinna was an American cinematographer and director of photography. Born in Sedalia, Missouri, he graduated from the University of Arkansas and began working in the film industry in 1915 at Inceville studios, later becoming a first cameraman.

He contributed to more than 120 film and television projects through to 1953, often on demanding location shoots for MGM. His credits include *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), *Trader Horn* (1931), *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1932), *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934) and *Treasure Island* (1934). De Vinna won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for *White Shadows in the South Seas* (1928).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theasc.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Trader Horn* (1931), Fi1m 58, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/trader-horn.md)

## Complete filmography (94)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Jungle* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Air Cadet* (1951), Aerial Director of Photography
- *Sword of the Avenger* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Within These Walls* (1945), Director of Photography
- *The Caribbean Mystery* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Whistling in Dixie* (1942), Director of Photography
- *Jackass Mail* (1942), Director of Photography
- *The Bugle Sounds* (1942), Director of Photography
- *A Yank on the Burma Road* (1942), Director of Photography
- *Tarzan's Secret Treasure* (1941), Director of Photography
- *Come Back, Miss Pipps* (1941), Director of Photography
- *The People Vs. Dr. Kildare* (1941), Director of Photography
- *The Bad Man* (1941), Director of Photography
- *Fightin' Fools* (1941), Director of Photography
- *American Spoken Here* (1940), Director of Photography
- *Wyoming* (1940), Director of Photography
- *Phantom Raiders* (1940), Director of Photography
- *Bubbling Troubles* (1940), Director of Photography
- *20 Mule Team* (1940), Director of Photography
- *All About Hash* (1940), Director of Photography
- *Blackmail* (1939), Director of Photography
- *Unseen Guardians* (1939), Cinematography
- *They All Come Out* (1939), Director of Photography
- *Bridal Suite* (1939), Cinematography
- *The Girl Downstairs* (1938), Director of Photography
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1938), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Fast Company* (1938), Director of Photography
- *Of Human Hearts* (1938), Director of Photography
- *The Bad Man of Brimstone* (1937), Cinematography
- *The Good Old Soak* (1937), Director of Photography
- *Ah, Wilderness!* (1935), Cinematography
- *Last of the Pagans* (1935), Director of Photography
- *China Seas* (1935), Director of Photography
- *West Point of the Air* (1935), Cinematography
- *Treasure Island* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Eskimo* (1933), Director of Photography
- *Bird of Paradise* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Shipmates* (1931), Director of Photography
- *The bitter fruit* (1931), Director of Photography
- *Politics* (1931), Director of Photography
- *Trader Horn* (1931), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trader-horn.md)
- *The Great Meadow* (1931), Director of Photography
- *The Pagan* (1929), Director of Photography
- *White Shadows in the South Seas* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Adventurer* (1928), Director of Photography
- *Wickedness Preferred* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Law of the Range* (1928), Cinematography
- *Spoilers of the West* (1927), Cinematography
- *Foreign Devils* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Frontiersman* (1927), Director of Photography
- *Winners of the Wilderness* (1927), Director of Photography
- *War Paint* (1926), Director of Photography
- *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), Director of Photography
- *The Man in Blue* (1925), Director of Photography
- *Sporting Youth* (1924), Director of Photography
- *The Wild Party* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Where Is This West?* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Crimson Gold* (1923), Director of Photography
- *The Victor* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Lost and Found on a South Sea Island* (1923), Cinematography
- *Big Stakes* (1922), Director of Photography
- *The Face of the World* (1921), Director of Photography
- *The Cheater Reformed* (1921), Director of Photography
- *The Iron Rider* (1920), Director of Photography
- *The Challenge of the Law* (1920), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Dared* (1920), Director of Photography
- *Twins of Suffering Creek* (1920), Director of Photography
- *Leave It to Me* (1920), Director of Photography
- *The Lincoln Highwayman* (1919), Director of Photography
- *Cupid Forecloses* (1919), Director of Photography
- *Playthings of Passion* (1919), Director of Photography
- *The Little Boss* (1919), Cinematography
- *A Yankee Princess* (1919), Cinematography
- *Adele* (1919), Director of Photography
- *The One Woman* (1918), Director of Photography
- *The White Lie* (1918), Director of Photography
- *Maid o' the Storm* (1918), Director of Photography
- *Patriotism* (1918), Director of Photography
- *Rose o' Paradise* (1918), Director of Photography
- *Madam Who* (1918), Writer, Director of Photography
- *The Flame of the Yukon* (1917), Director of Photography
- *The Hater of Men* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Whither Thou Goest* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Wild Winship's Widow* (1917), Director of Photography
- *The Dark Road* (1917), Director of Photography
- *The Little Brother* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Princess of the Dark* (1917), Director of Photography
- *A Corner in Colleens* (1916), Director of Photography
- *The Captive God* (1916), Director of Photography
- *Civilization* (1916), Director of Photography
- *The Beggar of Cawnpore* (1916), Director of Photography
- *The Three Musketeers* (1916), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1930: Best Cinematography (won), for *White Shadows in the South Seas*
- 1929: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *White Shadows in the South Seas*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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