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- Cinematographer
- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
Eugen Schüfftan moved from his motherland, Germany, to France in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi movement. He moved to the US in 1940 and became a member of Local 644, the East Coast cinematographers chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). He invented the Schüfftan Process for optical special effects that was used until it was replaced by the simpler matte method. He received the Academy Award for black and white cinematography in 1962 for The Hustler (1961).
For a variety of reasons, Schufftan did not receive proper screen credit for many films he photographed. Director Edgar G. Ulmer, who worked with Schufftan on several films, said it was because he wasn't in the ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) and therefore wasn't allowed to take screen credit. Ulmer said that on one or two of the films he made with Schufftan he was forced to credit Jockey Arthur Feindel, the camera operator, as the cinematographer because of that.- Vincent X. Flaherty was an American sports columnist and screenwriter. He was born in Washington DC. He was the youngest of five children born to Michael (abt.1870-1957) and Mary Rosella Dobbyn Flaherty (abt. 1872-1944). His father was born in Missouri, the son of Irish immigrants and worked in the nation's capitol as a printer with the Government Printing Office. His mother was born in Washington D.C. the daughter of an Irish father and American mother. Edmund Flaherty, Vincent's second oldest brother, later became known as the actor Pat Flaherty. His other siblings were, James Wilson Flaherty (1895-?), Leo Michael Flaherty (1898 -1982) and Beatrice Flaherty Dangerfield (abt. 1902-?).
Flaherty, who had been a standout football and baseball player in high school, became one of America's premier sports writers. Walter O'Malley, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, credited Flaherty's sports columns that appeared in the Los Angeles Examiner for generating the fan support needed to bring major league baseball to the West Coast.
He became involved with the film Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) through his brother, Edmond, who was a friend of Thorpe's and had originally started the project. Flaherty's fame was such that he frequently could be seen socializing with the Hollywood A-List of the 1940s and 50s.
Vincent X. Flaherty died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 6 September, 1977. At the time of his death he had been retired for twenty years and was working on a biography of General John J. Pershing. He was survived by his wife, the former Katherine Higgins and a son, Vincent Jr. - Writer
- Director
- Producer
Leslie McFarlane was born on 25 October 1902 in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for The Boy Who Stopped Niagara (1948), Invisible Armour (1948) and Here's Hockey (1953). He died on 6 September 1977 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.- Joy Packer was born on 11 February 1905 in South Africa. Joy was a writer, known for Elephant Gun (1958). Joy was married to Admiral Sir Herbert Packer. Joy died on 6 September 1977 in South Africa.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Paul Burkhard was born on 21 December 1911 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He was a composer and actor, known for Nothing Lasts Forever (1984), Fireworks (1954) and Emil, mer mues halt rede mitenand (1941). He died on 6 September 1977 in Zell, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.- Production Designer
- Art Department
Yuriy Pimenov was born on 26 November 1903 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Yuriy was a production designer, known for Cossacks of the Kuban (1950), Solntse voskhodit na zapade (1933) and Talanty i poklonniki (1971). Yuriy died on 6 September 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Yrjö Kokko was born on 10 October 1903 in Sortavala, Finland. He was a writer, known for Pessi ja Illusia (1954), Pessi and Illusia (1984) and Pessi ja Illusia (1965). He died on 6 September 1977 in Helsinki, Finland.