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Jerome Ash(1892-1953)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Jerome Ash was born on 8 January 1892 in Reno, Nevada, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Radio Patrol (1937), Flash Gordon (1936) and Flash Gordon (1936). He died on 5 January 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornJanuary 8, 1892
DiedJanuary 5, 1953(60)
BornJanuary 8, 1892
DiedJanuary 5, 1953(60)
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Known for

Radio Patrol (1937)
Radio Patrol
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1937
Buster Crabbe and Jean Rogers in Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon
6.8
  • Cinematographer(as Jerry Ash)
  • 1936
Buster Crabbe and Jean Rogers in Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon
6.9
  • Cinematographer(as Jerry Ash, photography)
  • 1936
Joan Alden, William Steele, and Dynamite the Dog in The Call of the Heart (1928)
The Call of the Heart
5.6
  • Cinematographer(as Jerry Ash)
  • 1928

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Buster Crabbe in Deadly Ray from Mars (1966)
    Deadly Ray from Mars
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Champs of the Chase
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • Knights of the Bath
    7.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1951
  • Peter Cookson in The Scarlet Horseman (1946)
    The Scarlet Horseman
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1946
  • Lon Chaney Jr., J. Edward Bromberg, Wilton Graff, Rosalind Ivan, and Brenda Joyce in Pillow of Death (1945)
    Pillow of Death
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 1945
  • Noah Beery Jr. and Lois Collier in The Crimson Canary (1945)
    The Crimson Canary
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1945
  • George Dolenz, Bill Kennedy, and Daun Kennedy in The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
    The Royal Mounted Rides Again
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1945
  • Gloria Jean and Sheldon Leonard in River Gang (1945)
    River Gang
    5.4
    • director of photography
    • 1945
  • Eric Blore, George Dolenz, Kirby Grant, Gloria Jean, and Mildred Law in Easy to Look At (1945)
    Easy to Look At
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1945
  • Edward Brophy, Jacqueline deWit, Kirby Grant, Gloria Jean, and Milburn Stone in I'll Remember April (1945)
    I'll Remember April
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1945
  • Vivian Austin, Joan Davis, Leon Errol, and William Gargan in She Gets Her Man (1945)
    She Gets Her Man
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1945
  • Ann Blyth, Andy Devine, Leon Errol, Kirby Grant, Anne Gwynne, Marion Hutton, Alma Kruger, June Preisser, Peggy Ryan, Freddie Slack, and Freddie Slack and His Orchestra in Babes on Swing Street (1944)
    Babes on Swing Street
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1944
  • Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Leo Carrillo, Shemp Howard, Elyse Knox, Eddie Quillan, Tom Seidel, and The Andrews Sisters in Moonlight and Cactus (1944)
    Moonlight and Cactus
    6.7
    • director of photography
    • 1944
  • Jane Darwell, Judy Clark, Gloria Jean, Franklin Pangborn, and Marshall Thompson in Reckless Age (1944)
    Reckless Age
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1944
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ann Gillis, Kirby Grant, Marion Hutton, and Arthur Treacher in In Society (1944)
    In Society
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1944

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
    Purple Death from Outer Space
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • cinematographer: archive footage
    • 1966
  • Charles Middleton in Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
    Peril from the Planet Mongo
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • cinematographer: archive footage
    • 1966
  • Buster Crabbe and Constance Moore in Planet Outlaws (1953)
    Planet Outlaws
    3.9
    • cinematographer: archive footage
    • 1953
  • W.C. Fields and Gloria Jean in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
    Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
    7.0
    • photography
    • 1941
  • Wendy Barrie, Jackie Cooper, and Edmund Lowe in Newsboys' Home (1938)
    Newsboys' Home
    6.2
    • camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, and Jean Rogers in Mars Attacks the World (1938)
    Mars Attacks the World
    5.7
    • cinematographer: archive footage
    • 1938
  • Boris Karloff and Zita Johann in The Mummy (1932)
    The Mummy
    7.0
    • camera (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Walter Huston, Dickie Moore, and Frances Starr in The Star Witness (1931)
    The Star Witness
    6.2
    • additional camera: Leeds home exterior (uncredited)
    • 1931

Actor

  • The Silent Mystery (1918)
    The Silent Mystery
    • Van Berg (as Jerry Ash)
    • 1918
  • Grace Cunard in The Purple Mask (1916)
    The Purple Mask
    6.7
    • Bull Sanderson, Kelly's Assistant (as Jerry Ash)
    • 1916
  • Scars and Stripes Forever
    Short
    • The Warden
    • 1916

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jerry Ash
  • Born
    • January 8, 1892
    • Reno, Nevada, USA
  • Died
    • January 5, 1953
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
  • Nicknames
    • Jerry
    • Jerry Ash

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