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American cinematographer
L. Guy Wilky
BornLeslie Guy Wilky
October 12, 1888
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
DiedDecember 25, 1971(1971-12-25) (aged 83)
Walnut Creek, California, USA
EducationUniversity of Arizona
OccupationCinematographer

Leslie Guy Wilky (1888–1971) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and the 1920s. He often collaborated with director William C. deMille. Wilky was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to William Wilky and Emma Mosier. He later attended the University of Arizona, where he studied engineering, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, and finding work as a cinematographer at Flying A Studios. Eventually he ended up in Los Angeles, where he had a substantial career at Paramount. He was also a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Selected filmography

References

  1. American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
  2. Keating, Patrick (2009-12-15). Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noir. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-52020-1.
  3. "Coast Man Attends Father's Birthday". Arizona Republic. 18 Jun 1935. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921. Motion Picture News Inc. Print Publication, 2 vols.. Sacramento, California: California State Library, California History Section.
  5. "New Method Used in Making the Fast Set". Johnson City Chronicle. 27 Nov 1924. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. "Cinematographers Fete Four Founding Members". The Los Angeles Times. 20 Jan 1969. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

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