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name: "Devereaux Jennings"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "22 September 1884"
died: "12 March 1952"
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updated: "2026-09-17T20:14:16.763408+00:00"
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# Devereaux Jennings

Cinematographer. Born 22 September 1884 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Died 12 March 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 22 September 1884, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- **Died:** 12 March 1952
- **Also known as:** J. Devereaux Jennings, Dev Jennings, Joseph Devereaux Jennings
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13461808, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222354/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14411

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The General*](https://film.one/film/the-general.md) (91)

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## Biography

Devereaux Jennings (22 September 1884 – 12 March 1952) was an American cinematographer active in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1940s. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he worked under the names Dev Jennings and J. Devereaux Jennings.

He is best known for his cinematography on Buster Keaton comedies, including *The General* (1926), *Battling Butler* (1926), *College* (1927) and *Steamboat Bill, Jr.* (1928), often collaborating with Bert Haines. His other credits include *The Public Enemy* (1931).

Later in his career Jennings contributed to visual effects and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects on *Unconquered* (1947). He was the brother of special-effects expert Gordon Jennings.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The General* (1926), Fi1m 91, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-general.md)

## Also known for

- *Steamboat Bill, Jr.* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Public Enemy* (1931), Director of Photography
- *College* (1927), Director of Photography
- *Battling Butler* (1926), Director of Photography

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