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name: "William C. Thompson"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "30 March 1889"
died: "22 October 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:14:38.503755+00:00"
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# William C. Thompson

Cinematographer. Born 30 March 1889 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA. Died 22 October 1963.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 30 March 1889, Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 22 October 1963
- **Also known as:** W.C. Thompson, William A. Thompson, William Creevy Thompson, William Thompson, Wm. C. Thompson, Wm. C. Thonpson

## Biography

William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer. Born in Bound Brook, New Jersey, he began working in the film industry in the 1910s and continued into the early 1960s.

He is best remembered for his collaborations with director Edward D. Wood Jr., serving as director of photography on *Glen or Glenda* (1953), *Jail Bait* (1954), *Bride of the Monster* (1955), *The Violent Years* (1956), *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957) and *Night of the Ghouls* (1959). Other credits include *Maniac* (1934) and *Dementia* (1955). He also directed the 1935 film *The Irish Gringo*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957), Fi1m 67, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/plan-9-from-outer-space.md)

## Also known for

- *Glen or Glenda* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Bride of the Monster* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Dementia* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Maniac* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Revenge of the Dead* (1959), Director of Photography
- *Jail Bait* (1954), Director of Photography
- *The Violent Years* (1956), Director of Photography

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