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name: "Harry Perry"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "2 May 1888"
died: "9 February 1985"
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# Harry Perry

Cinematographer. Born 2 May 1888 in Kansas. Died 9 February 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 2 May 1888, Kansas
- **Died:** 9 February 1985
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Perry_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1557666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675091/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102504

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Wings*](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md) (78)

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## Biography

Harry Perry (2 May 1888 – 9 February 1985) was an American cinematographer. He is credited as cinematographer on the 1927 film *Wings* and worked on *Hell's Angels* (1930).

Perry received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, shared with Tony Gaudio, for *Hell's Angels*. He specialised in aerial photography and contributed background material for Howard Hughes' productions. His brother Paul Perry was also a cinematographer. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, survived by his wife Fern and three sons.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Wings* (1927), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Berlin Express* (1948), Special Effects
- *A Medal for Benny* (1945), Special Effects Assistant
- *The Big Street* (1942), Still Photographer
- *Hell's Angels* (1930), Director of Photography
- *Now We're in the Air* (1927), Director of Photography
- *Wings* (1927), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md)
- *The Midnight Flyer* (1925), Director of Photography
- *The Breath of Scandal* (1924), Director of Photography
- *The Fighting American* (1924), Director of Photography
- *April Showers* (1923), Director of Photography
- *The Virginian* (1923), Director of Photography
- *The Girl Who Came Back* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Are You a Failure?* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Shadows* (1922), Director of Photography
- *If You Believe It, It's So* (1922), Cinematography
- *The Crimson Challenge* (1922), Director of Photography
- *A Prince There Was* (1921), Director of Photography
- *Cappy Ricks* (1921), Director of Photography
- *The City of Silent Men* (1921), Cinematography
- *The Faith Healer* (1921), Director of Photography
- *The Easy Road* (1921), Cinematography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1930: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Hell's Angels*

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

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