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name: "Harry J. Wild"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "5 July 1901"
died: "24 February 1961"
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# Harry J. Wild

Cinematographer. Born 5 July 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 24 February 1961.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 5 July 1901, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 24 February 1961
- **Also known as:** Harry Wild, Harry Wilde

## Biography

Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (5 July 1901 – 24 February 1961) was an American cinematographer. He worked at RKO Pictures from 1931 through the 1950s and was involved in more than ninety major film projects as well as television series.

Wild began as a second cameraman and operator in 1931. He shot his first feature in 1936 and shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography for *Army Girl* (1938). He photographed numerous film noirs, including *Murder, My Sweet* (1944), *The Woman on the Beach* (1947) and *Pitfall* (1948), and served as director of photography on several Jane Russell films such as *His Kind of Woman* (1951), *Son of Paleface* (1952) and *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953).

In television he worked on *The Bob Cummings Show* (1955–1959) and one episode of *The Twilight Zone* (1960).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *The General* (1926), First Assistant Camera
- *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Murder, My Sweet* (1944), Director of Photography
- *The Big Steal* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Pitfall* (1948), Director of Photography
- *His Kind of Woman* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The Conqueror* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Tarzan Triumphs* (1943), Director of Photography

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