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James Van Trees Jr.(1912-1985)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
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James Van Trees Jr. was born on 9 July 1912 in California, USA. He is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). He died in May 1985 in Studio City, California, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1912
DiedMay 1985
BornJuly 9, 1912
DiedMay 1985
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Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
Movie
  • Visual Effects(miniature and optical effects unit)
  • 1977

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Irene Dunne and John Boles in The Age of Innocence (1934)
    The Age of Innocence
    6.2
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Stingaree (1934)
    Stingaree
    5.8
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Spencer Tracy, Constance Cummings, and Jack Oakie in Looking for Trouble (1934)
    Looking for Trouble
    6.2
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • George Bancroft in Blood Money (1933)
    Blood Money
    6.7
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Edward G. Robinson, Kay Francis, and Genevieve Tobin in I Loved a Woman (1933)
    I Loved a Woman
    6.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Richard Barthelmess and Loretta Young in Heroes for Sale (1933)
    Heroes for Sale
    7.3
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in Lilly Turner (1933)
    Lilly Turner
    6.4
    • camera crew (uncredited)
    • 1933

Visual Effects

  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • optical printer operator: miniature and optical effects unit
    • 1977

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  • Born
    • July 9, 1912
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • May 1985
    • Studio City, California, USA
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    • 2 Articles

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    Grandfather of Victoria Van Trees.

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