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Gregg Toland

Cinematographer / Film Director | * 05/29/1904 († 44, 09/26/1948) | Charleston, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Gregg Wesley Toland, A.S.C. (May 29, 1904 – September 28, 1948) 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 (1941), William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, and The Long Voyage Home (both, 1940). He is also known for his work as a director of photography for Wuthering Heights (1939), The Westerner (1940), Ball of Fire (1941), The Outlaw (1943), Song of the South (1946) a... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Romance / Love | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for th ...

Citizen Kane

U

1941 | 4.0/5 | 1h 59min
Mystery, Drama
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The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindl ...

Wuthering Heights

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1939 | 3.6/5 | 1h 44min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they he ...

The Grapes of Wrath

PG

1940 | 3.9/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become ...

The Best Years of Our Lives

U

1946 | 3.9/5 | 2h 51min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Awards & Nominations for Gregg Toland

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White 2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography 4x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White
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Movies with Gregg Toland as Actor(2)

as himself1943 Show-Business at War
as Interviewer1941 Citizen Kane

Movies with Gregg Toland as Crew(59)

Camera/Director of Photography1948 Enchantment
Camera/Director of Photography1948 A Song Is Born
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Bishop's Wife
Camera/Director of Photography1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Camera/Second Unit Director of Photography1946 Notorious
Camera/Director of Photography1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Song of the South
Camera/Director of Photography1944 The Fighting Generation
Camera/Director of Photography1943 The Outlaw
Camera/Director of Photography1943 December 7th
Directing/Director1943 December 7th
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Citizen Kane
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Ball of Fire
Camera/Director of Photography1941 The Little Foxes
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Long Voyage Home
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Westerner
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Raffles
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Wuthering Heights
Camera/Director of Photography1939 They Shall Have Music
Camera/Director of Photography1938 The Goldwyn Follies
Camera/Director of Photography1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Woman Chases Man
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Dead End
Camera/Director of Photography1937 History Is Made at Night
Camera/Director of Photography1936 These Three
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Come and Get It
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Beloved Enemy
Camera/Director of Photography1936 The Road to Glory
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Public Hero Number 1
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Splendor
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Les Misérables
Camera/Director of Photography1935 The Dark Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Mad Love
Camera/Director of Photography1935 The Wedding Night
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Nana
Camera/Director of Photography1934 We Live Again
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Forsaking All Others
Camera/Director of Photography1933 The Masquerader
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Roman Scandals
Camera/Director of Photography1933 The Nuisance
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The Tenderfoot
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The Washington Masquerade
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Man Wanted
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The Kid from Spain
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Palmy Days
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Tonight or Never
Camera/Director of Photography1930 One Heavenly Night
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Whoopee!
Camera/Director of Photography1930 The Devil to Pay!
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Raffles
Camera/Director of Photography1929 Bulldog Drummond
Camera/Director of Photography1929 The Trespasser
Camera/Director of Photography1929 This Is Heaven
Camera/Director of Photography1929 Condemned
Camera/Director of Photography1928 The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra
Camera/Assistant Camera1926 The Bat
Camera/Director of Photography1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth

Full Name: Gregg Toland
Born: Sunday, 05/29 1904 (May) in Charleston, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 09/26 1948 (September) in Santa Monica (aged: 44)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Gregg Toland frequently works together with these people:
Samuel Goldwyn (39x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (31x, Crew)
Richard Day (19x, Crew)
Frank Maher (15x, Crew)
Julia Heron (14x, Crew)
Omar Kiam (13x, Crew)
Daniel Mandell (11x, Crew)
Sherman Todd (8x, Crew)
James Basevi (8x, Crew)
Stuart Heisler (8x, Crew)
George Barnes (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1149992, Added: 12/27/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024