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Other names
  
Chick McGill

Name
  
Barney McGill

Occupation
  
Cinematographer

Role
  
Cinematographer

Years active
  
1919-1941

Children
  
Welcome McGill

Spouse(s)
  
Violet (1918-?)


Born
  
April 30, 1890 (
1890-04-30
)
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Died
  
January 11, 1942, Los Angeles, California, United States

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Movies
  
Svengali, Night Nurse, 20 - 000 Years in Sing Sing, The Mayor of Hell, Noah's Ark

Similar People
  
Roy Del Ruth, Archie Mayo, Darryl F Zanuck, Michael Curtiz, William A Wellman

Barney McGill (April 30, 1890 – January 11, 1942) was an American cinematographer who was nominated at the 4th Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the film Svengali. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1890. He was the cinematographer for more than 90 films from 1919 to 1941.

Partial filmography

  • A Self-Made Failure (1924) (with Ray June)
  • A Trip to Chinatown (1926)
  • What Price Glory? (1926)
  • Casey at the Bat (1927)
  • The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)
  • Across the Atlantic (1928)
  • The Crimson City (1928)
  • State Street Sadie (1928)
  • The Terror (1928) (as Chick McGill)
  • Noah's Ark (1928) (with Hal Mohr)
  • The Desert Song (1929)
  • The Hottentot (1929)
  • Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
  • The Show of Shows (1929)
  • The Aviator (1929) (as Chick McGill)
  • Mammy (1930)
  • The Second Floor Mystery (1930)
  • Three Faces East (1930)
  • A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
  • Other Men's Women (1931)
  • Svengali (1931) (nominated for an Academy Award)
  • Night Nurse (1931)
  • The Mad Genius (1931)
  • Alias the Doctor (1932)
  • The Mouthpiece (1932)
  • Beauty and the Boss (1932)
  • Miss Pinkerton (1932)
  • The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
  • Employees' Entrance (1933)
  • The Keyhole (1933)
  • The Bowery (1933)
  • Born to be Bad (1934)
  • Brewster's Millions (1935)
  • Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
  • Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
  • Crack Up' (1936)
  • Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941)
  • So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)

    • References

    Barney McGill Wikipedia
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