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J.O. Taylor(1887-1974)

  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
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J.O. Taylor was born on 27 December 1887 in Virginia, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for King Kong (1933), Alias the Lone Wolf (1927) and Fashion Madness (1928). He was married to Doris. He died on 7 September 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 27, 1887
DiedSeptember 7, 1974(86)
BornDecember 27, 1887
DiedSeptember 7, 1974(86)
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Known for

Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
King Kong
7.9
  • Cinematographer(photographed by)
  • 1933
Bert Lytell and Lois Wilson in Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
Alias the Lone Wolf
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1927
Reed Howes and Claire Windsor in Fashion Madness (1928)
Fashion Madness
  • Cinematographer
  • 1928
Bert Lytell, Edna Murphy, and Paul Panzer in Obey the Law (1926)
Obey the Law
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1926

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack in Son of Kong (1933)
    Son of Kong
    5.6
    • Cinematographer (photographed by)
    • 1933
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
    King Kong
    7.9
    • Cinematographer (photographed by)
    • 1933
  • The Monkey's Paw (1933)
    The Monkey's Paw
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1933
  • Harry Langdon, Lotti Loder, and Ben Lyon in A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
    A Soldier's Plaything
    4.3
    • Cinematographer (photography, uncredited)
    • 1930
  • John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Song o' My Heart
    5.3
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Happy Days (1929)
    Happy Days
    5.5
    • Cinematographer (Grandeur camera, uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Alphonse Ethier, Mark Hamilton, and Conway Tearle in Smoke Bellew (1929)
    Smoke Bellew
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • The Singapore Mutiny
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Ralph Ince and Jola Mendez in Chicago After Midnight (1928)
    Chicago After Midnight
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Reed Howes and Claire Windsor in Fashion Madness (1928)
    Fashion Madness
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Lucila Méndez, Eugene Strong, and Lois Wilson in Coney Island (1928)
    Coney Island
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • The Haunted Ship (1927)
    The Haunted Ship
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • By Whose Hand? (1927)
    By Whose Hand?
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Shirley Mason in Sally in Our Alley (1927)
    Sally in Our Alley
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Bert Lytell and Lois Wilson in Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
    Alias the Lone Wolf
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927

Visual Effects

  • Nancy Guild, John Hodiak, and Lloyd Nolan in Somewhere in the Night (1946)
    Somewhere in the Night
    7.0
    • process shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Richard Crane, Faye Marlowe, Charles Russell, and Martha Stewart in Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
    Johnny Comes Flying Home
    7.0
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire in Claudia and David (1946)
    Claudia and David
    6.3
    • transparencies (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Bennett, Charles Coburn, and William Eythe in Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
    Colonel Effingham's Raid
    5.9
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Vincent Price and Lynn Bari in Shock (1946)
    Shock
    6.3
    • transparencies (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Richard Conte and Faye Marlowe in The Spider (1945)
    The Spider
    6.0
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Linda Darnell, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar in Hangover Square (1945)
    Hangover Square
    7.3
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    The Keys of the Kingdom
    7.2
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Anne Baxter and John Hodiak in Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944)
    Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
    7.0
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1944

Special Effects

  • Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    Anna and the King of Siam
    7.0
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Dragonwyck (1946)
    Dragonwyck
    6.9
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Maureen O'Hara in Sentimental Journey (1946)
    Sentimental Journey
    6.3
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • James O. Taylor
  • Born
    • December 27, 1887
    • Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 1974
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Doris1929 - ?

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