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William Beckway(1881-1945)

  • Cinematographer
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William Beckway was born on 15 February 1881. He was a cinematographer, known for What Price Vengeance (1937), Fighting Playboy (1933) and Man's Desire (1919). He died on 12 June 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 15, 1881
DiedJune 12, 1945(64)
BornFebruary 15, 1881
DiedJune 12, 1945(64)
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Known for

Lyle Talbot in What Price Vengeance (1937)
What Price Vengeance
4.8
  • Cinematographer(photography)
  • 1937
Fighting Playboy
1.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1933
Jane Novak and Lewis Stone in Man's Desire (1919)
Man's Desire
  • Cinematographer(as William J. Beckway)
  • 1919
Lucile Browne and Nick Stuart in Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
Secrets of Chinatown
4.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1935

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Ralph Forbes, Reginald Hincks, and Alice Moore in Woman Against the World (1937)
    Woman Against the World
    5.7
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1937
  • Lyle Talbot in What Price Vengeance (1937)
    What Price Vengeance
    4.8
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1937
  • Maxine Doyle and David Manners in Lucky Fugitives (1936)
    Lucky Fugitives
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Charles Starrett in Stampede (1936)
    Stampede
    6.5
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1936
  • Edith Fellows, Valerie Hobson, and Walter C. Kelly in Tugboat Princess (1936)
    Tugboat Princess
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • William Gargan and Molly Lamont in Fury and the Woman (1936)
    Fury and the Woman
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Finis Barton and Charles Starrett in Secret Patrol (1936)
    Secret Patrol
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Lucile Browne and Nick Stuart in Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
    Secrets of Chinatown
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Fighting Playboy
    1.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1933
  • Lightnin' Flashes
    5.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Emma Dunn and Henry Harmon in Old Lady 31 (1920)
    Old Lady 31
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • The One-Way Trail
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Jane Novak and Lewis Stone in Man's Desire (1919)
    Man's Desire
    • Cinematographer (as William J. Beckway)
    • 1919
  • Jackie Saunders in Bab the Fixer (1917)
    Bab the Fixer
    • Cinematographer
    • 1917
  • Jackie Saunders in Betty Be Good (1917)
    Betty Be Good
    • Cinematographer
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • William J. Beckway
  • Born
    • February 15, 1881
  • Died
    • June 12, 1945
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    Great great granduncle of Blythe Gilio and Glynis Gilio (brother of their great great grandfather).

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