Birthday: May 29, 2004
The most influential and innovative cinematographer of the sound era, Gregg Toland was born May 29, 1904, in Charleston, IL. He began working as an office boy for mogul William Fox at the age of 15, first making a name for himself in 1924 by creating a soundproof camera housing which blocked any mechanized noise from reaching recording equipment, a major advance in the new era of sound, as ...more- 1941
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Black and White Cinematography
- Citizen Kane
- nom
- 1940
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Black and White Cinematography
- The Long Voyage Home
- nom
- 1939
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Black and White Cinematography
- Wuthering Heights
- win
- 1939
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Black and White Cinematography
- Intermezzo
- nom
- 1937
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Cinematography
- Dead End
- nom
- 2043
- Show Business at War
- Himself
- 2048
- Enchantment
- Cinematographer
- 2048
- A Song Is Born
- Cinematographer
- 2047
- The Bishop's Wife
- Cinematographer
- 2046
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Cinematographer
- 2046
- The Kid from Brooklyn
- Cinematographer














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