Biography
Born Abraham Fried in c.1897, he was a cinematographer in early Hollywood specializing in outdoor and early western cinema. He died tragically along with 9 others while filming Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) off the coast near Santa Monica, the plane he was filming on collided with another plane. Both planes burst into flames before crashing into the ocean. Among the dead were the director, Kenneth Hawks and three other cameramen George Eastman, Otho Jordan, Ben Frankel and Max Gold, the Assistant Director, two property men and the two pilots.
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Filmography
all 21
Movies 21
Director 1
Camera Operator
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
Movie
Cinematographer
Let's Go Places (1930)
Movie
Cinematographer
New Year's Eve (1929)
Movie
Cinematographer
True Heaven (1929)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Sky Hawk (1929)
Movie
Cinematographer
Romance of the Underworld (1928)
Movie
Cinematographer
Dry Martini (1928)
Movie
Cinematographer
Dressed to Kill (1928)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Desired Woman (1927)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Swell-Head (1927)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Black Diamond Express (1927)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Brute (1927)
Movie
Cinematographer
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl (1926)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Country Beyond (1926)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Midnight Kiss (1926)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Silent Guardian (1925)
Movie
Cinematographer
Three in Exile (1925)
Movie
Cinematographer
His Forgotten Wife (1924)
Movie
Director of Photography
Flesh and Blood (1922)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Man from Hell's River (1922)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Good-Bad Wife (1920)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1901-01-01
Deathday1930-01-02 (29 years old)
Birth NameAbraham Fried
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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