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FILM DIRECTOR

Gregg Toland

1904 - 1948

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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) and The Bishop's Wife (1947). Toland earned six Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, and won for his work on Wuthering Heights. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregg Toland has received more than 359,023 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gregg Toland is the 909th most popular film director (up from 11,893rd in 2019), the 5,928th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,650th in 2019) and the 229th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gregg Toland ranks 909 out of 1,581. Before him are Rustam Ibragimbekov, Mark Donskoy, Herbert Brenon, Cristian Mungiu, Yves Boisset, and Marlen Khutsiev. After him are Randal Kleiser, Tatyana Lioznova, Kim Ki-young, Arthur Cohn, Serge Bourguignon, and Jean Grémillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Gregg Toland ranks 220. Before him are Humberto Elgueta, Henry Russell, Carlos Torre Repetto, Tommy Douglas, Giulio Gaudini, and J. R. D. Tata. After him are Keye Luke, François Marty, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, William Primrose, Rafael Méndez, and Ralph Kronig. Among people deceased in 1948, Gregg Toland ranks 128. Before him are Amir Sjarifuddin, Zhou Fohai, Abraham Brill, Avetis Aharonian, Edgar Leonard, and Giulio Gaudini. After him are Kristine Bonnevie, Zhu Ziqing, Alfredo Baldomir, Sylvanus Morley, Alice Salomon, and Harry Brearley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregg Toland ranks 5,928 out of 18,182. Before him are Miriam Stevenson (1933), Jon Brion (1963), Robert Anderson (1805), Robert Barro (1944), J. D. Tippit (1924), and John Norman (1931). After him are Brent Scowcroft (1925), Honus Wagner (1874), Randal Kleiser (1946), Helen Walton (1919), Jessica Jaymes (1979), and Sidney Howard (1891).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gregg Toland ranks 229. Before him are Irwin Allen (1916), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Gary Ross (1956), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Ralph Nelson (1916), and Cameron Crowe (1957). After him are Randal Kleiser (1946), James Foley (1953), Doug Liman (1965), Joseph Sargent (1925), Preston Sturges (1898), and Jon Turteltaub (1963).

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Filmography

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