Nationality US Children Claire Berger (b 1924) Spouse(s) Ruth Berger | Known for work with Frank Buck Occupation cinematographer Name Carl Berger | |
Born June 29, 1901 Wynnewood, Oklahoma Died December 18, 1983
Los Angeles, California | ||
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Carl George Berger (June 29, 1901 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma – December 18, 1983 in Los Angeles, California) was a cinematographer who photographed Frank Buck’s film Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932).
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- Early years
- Later career
- References
Early years
Berger was born in Oklahoma, had two years of high school according to the 1940 US Census, lived in New York, and went to work for Hollywood in the late 1920s. Van Beuren Studios hired him to photograph Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932) with Frank Buck. Footage that Berger filmed was later incorporated into Jungle Cavalcade (1941).
Later career
Berger photographed another jungle picture, Booloo, for director Clyde E. Elliott, as well as many other movies. In the early 1950s Berger moved to television and photographed episodes of TV series, among them Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. Berger was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.