Full Name James Glennon Name James Glennon Occupation Cinematographer Role Cinematographer | Years active 1970–2006 Books Understanding Music | |
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Born 29 August 1942 ( 1942-08-29 ) Los Angeles, California, USA Died October 19, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Charmaine Witus (m. 1977–2006) Children Meghan Glennon, Juliet Glennon, Andrew Glennon, Allison Glennon Movies About Schmidt, Flight of the Navigator, Election, The United States of Leland, Citizen Ruth Similar People | ||
James Glennon - Cinematographer
James Glennon, ASC (August 29, 1942 – October 19, 2006) was an American cinematographer who started off working in the Warner Bros. mail room, moved to the camera department and later worked as a cinematographer on feature motion pictures including as director of photography of the American unit for Return of the Jedi, Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt and others including El Norte. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
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In 2005 his work on the HBO television series Deadwood earned him an Emmy Award. Glennon also worked as director of photography on a number of other television movies and program series, such as The West Wing, along with Carnivàle and Big Love for HBO.
His father was cinematographer Bert Glennon. He had four children: Meghan Glennon (actress), Allison Glennon, Andrew Glennon, and Juliet Glennon.
Death
He died unexpectedly on October 19, 2006, from a blood clot resulting from surgery for prostate cancer. He is buried at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.