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Gregg Toland Biography (1904-1948)

Born May 29, 1904, in Charleston, IL; died of a heart attack, September 28, 1948, in West Hollywood, CA; son of Frank and Genieve (Turman) Toland; marriedHelen Barclay (some sources cite Helene Haskin), 1934 (marriage ended, 1945); married Virginia Thorpe (an actress), 1945; children: (first marriage) Lothian (daughter). Career: Cinematographer. William Fox Studio, began asmessenger, became camera assistant; Goldwyn Studio, cinematographer, beginning in 1926. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty as photographer and camera designer for Photographic Unit and Office of Strategic Services, 1941-45; became lieutenant. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1934, for Les Miserables, 1937, for Dead End, and 1939, for Intermezzo; Academy Award, best cinematography, 1939, for Wuthering Heights; Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1940, for The Long Voyage Home, and 1941, for Citizen Kane; Academy Award, best cinematography, 1943, for December 7th..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer

Birth Details

May 29, 1904

Charleston, Illinois, United States

Death Details

September 28, 1948

West Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Cinematographer, Unless Otherwise Noted
• The Bat,1926
• The Winning of Barbara Worth,1926
• The Loves of Zero,1927
• Johann the Coffinmaker,1927
• The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra(also known as A Hollywood Extra, Hollywood Rhapsody, and Suicide of a HollywoodExtra), 1928
• (With George Barnes) Bulldog Drummond,1929
• The Rescue,1929
• (With Barnes) This Is Heaven,1929
• (With Barnes) Condemned(also known as Condemned to Devil'sIsland), 1929
• (With Barnes) The Trespasser,1929
• The Devil to Pay!,1930
• (With Barnes) Raffles,1930
• (With Barnes) Whoopee!,1930
• The Unholy Garden,1931
• Tonight or Never,1931
• Palmy Days,1931
• (With Barnes) One Heavenly Night,1931
• Indiscreet,1931
• Washington Masquerade(also known as Mad Masquerade), 1932
• The Tenderfoot,1932
• Play Girl(also known as Love on a Budget), 1932
• Man Wanted,1932
• The Kid from Spain,1932
• Tugboat Annie,1933
• Roman Scandals,1933
• The Nuisance,1933
• The Masquerader,1933
• Jazz River,1934
• Nana(also known as Lady of the Boulevards), 1934
• Lazy River,1934
• We Live Again,1934
• (With others) Forsaking All Others,1934
• The Wedding Night,1935
• Splendor(also known as Splendour), 1935
• Public Hero Number One,1935
• (With others) Mad Love(also known as The Hands of Orlac), 1935
• The Dark Angel,1935
• Les Miserables,1935
• These Three,1936
• The Road to Glory,1936
• (With others) Come and Get It,1936
• Beloved Enemy,1936
• (Dances and ensembles only) Strike Me Pink,1936
• History Is Made at Night,1937
• Woman Chases Man,1937
• Dead End(also known as Cradle of Crime), 1937
• Kidnapped,1938
• The Goldwyn Follies,1938
• The Cowboy and the Lady,1938
• Wuthering Heights,1939
• Intermezzo(also known as Escape to Happiness and Intermezzo: A Love Story), 1939
• They Shall Have Music(also known as Melody of Youth and Ragged Angels), 1939
• The Westerner,1940
• Raffles,1940
• The Grapes of Wrath, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
• The Long Voyage Home,1940
• Ball of Fire(also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen), 1941
• Citizen Kane, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941
• The Little Foxes,1941
• The Outlaw,1943
• (And co-director) December 7th(documentary; also known as December 7th: The Movie), 1943
• Second unit director of photography, Notorious(also known as Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious), 1946
• The Kid from Brooklyn,1946
• The Best Years of Our Lives,1946
• Song of the South,1946
• The Bishop's Wife,1947
• A Song Is Born,1948
• Enchantment,1948
• Film Appearances
• Interviewer in newsreel, Citizen Kane, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941
• Show Business at War(also known as The March of Time, Volume IX, Issue 10), 1943
• WRITINGS
• Contributor to periodicals, including American Cinematographer, Popular Photoplay, Revue du Cinema, Screenwriter, and Theatre Arts.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993, pp. 747-49.*