Fred LeRoy Granville
Cinematographer, Film cinematographer
1896 – 1932
Who was Fred LeRoy Granville?
Fred LeRoy Granville was born in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, in 1896, and educated in New Zealand. The 1 February 1922, issue of American Cinematographer stated that he was "a bloody Britisher by birth" and "first saw the light at Worton Hall, Isleworth, Middlesex, England." Granville became interested in photography as a boy. His first experience with cinematography came in 1913 under the guidance of James Crosby at the Selig Polyscope studio in Edendale, near downtown Los Angeles. Granville photographed the documentary Rescue of the Stefansson Expedition and a number of features and serials for Universal, including Liberty, A Daughter of the USA and The Heart of Humanity. He also shot several of cowboy actor Tom Mix's early Fox features.
While married to Mary J., he had two sons, George E., born about 1908 and Roy F., born about 1911.
In 1920, Granville went to England, where he worked as a cinematographer and director into the mid-1920s. He died in London on 14 November 1932, from complications related to Bright's disease.
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- Born
- 1896
Warrnambool - Also known as
- F. Granville
- Fred L. Granville
- Fred Leroy Granville
- Fred Granville
- Le Roy Granville
- Spouses
- Peggy Hyland
(1921/09 - 1932/11/14)
- Peggy Hyland
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 14, 1932
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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