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Gregg Toland
Gregg Wesley Toland, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer known for his innovative use of techniques such as deep focus, examples of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives, and John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, and The Long Voyage Home. Toland is also known for his work as a director of photography for Wuthering Heights, The Westerner, The Outlaw, Ball of Fire, Song of the South, and The Bishop's Wife. Over Toland's career he earned six Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography including one win for his work on the film Wuthering Heights. Toland was voted as one of the top 10 most influential cinematographers in the history of film alongside James Wong Howe, Gordon Willis, Sven Nykvist, Vittorio Storaro, and Vilmos Zsigmond, by the International Cinematographers Guild in 2003.
BornGregg Wesley Toland, May 29, 1904, Charleston, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 1948, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1926–1948
Known forInnovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus
Notable workCitizen Kane, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Grapes of Wrath, The Long Voyage Home, Wuthering Heights
Children3

About Gregg Toland

Cinematographer Gregg Toland was born in Charleston, Illinois, United States on May 29, 1904. He dies at the age of 44, on September 26, 1948.

Cinematographer who invented the lighting and methods that gave Director Orson Welles' Citizen Kane its eerie aesthetic.

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Gregg Toland before becoming famous

Gregg Toland was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1904 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began his career in Hollywood as an office boy for Fox Films at the age of 15, and by his mid-twenties, he had worked behind the camera on several Arthur Edeson films.

Achievement of Gregg Toland

His deep focus approach, which rendered background objects as clearly as foreground ones, became a defining aesthetic for Citizen Kane and a staple method in subsequent films.

Gregg Toland's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was the sole child of Jennie and Frank Toland, who divorced in 1910 and had him in Charleston, Illinois.

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Gregg Toland Collabed with

TV Actor Red Skelton, the comedian, was his son-in-law.

Gregg Toland Income & Net worth

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