William C. Thompson (cinematographer)
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William C. Thompson, was an American cinematographer
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He started his career in the 1910s and is best remembered today as the cinematographer of many of the films of Edward D. Wood, Jr., including Glen or Glenda (1953) and Plan 9 from Outer Space
(1959). Other films he worked on include Maniac
(1934) and The Astounding She-Monster
(1957). Noted for having only one eye.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
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He started his career in the 1910s and is best remembered today as the cinematographer of many of the films of Edward D. Wood, Jr., including Glen or Glenda (1953) and Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 science fiction film written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film features Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson and Maila "Vampira" Nurmi...
(1959). Other films he worked on include Maniac
Maniac (1934 film)
Maniac, also known as Sex Maniac, is a 1934 black-and-white exploitation/horror film, directed by Dwain Esper and written by Hildegarde Stadie, Esper's wife, as a loose adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Black Cat", with references to his "Murders in the Rue Morgue"...
(1934) and The Astounding She-Monster
The Astounding She-Monster
The Astounding She-Monster is a 1957 science fiction horror film starring Robert Clarke and directed, written and produced by Ronald V. Ashcroft...
(1957). Noted for having only one eye.