Willard Van der Veer
Willard Van der Veer (August 23, 1894 – June 16, 1963) was an American cinematographer who won an Academy Award at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the film With Byrd at the South Pole with Joseph T. He started his career as a documentary cameraman and later did a couple episodes of Maverick and the film The Crawling Hand. Mount Van der Veer was named after him. He is the father of Frank Van der Veer, a Hollywood visual effects artist who founded Van Der Veer Photo Effects and won, in 1977, a Special Achievement Academy Award for the 1976 version of King Kong (this Oscar was shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Glen Robinson).
Willard Van der Veer
- Name
- Willard Van der Veer
- Born
- 23 August 1894
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- 16 June 1963
- Place of death
- Encino, California, USA
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Willard Van der Veer (August 23, 1894 – June 16, 1963) was an American cinematographer who won an Academy Award at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the film With Byrd at the South Pole with Joseph T. He started his career as a documentary cameraman and later did a couple episodes of Maverick and the film The Crawling Hand. Mount Van der Veer was named after him. He is the father of Frank Van der Veer, a Hollywood visual effects artist who founded Van Der Veer Photo Effects and won, in 1977, a Special Achievement Academy Award for the 1976 version of King Kong (this Oscar was shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Glen Robinson).
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Willard Van der Veer (1894–1963) was a cinematographer, film director and screenwriter, of American nationality. The cinematographer was born in Brooklyn and died in Encino. Honours include Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
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• Name — Willard Van der Veer • Born — 23 August 1894 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, USA • Died — 16 June 1963 • Place of death — Encino, California, USA • Occupation — Cinematographer • Years Active — 1930-1963
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• With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) • The Crawling Hand (1963)
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Willard Van der Veer born at Brooklyn.
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Willard Van der Veer died at Encino.
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