Harry J. Wild

Harry J. Wild

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Camera

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1901-07-05

  • Day of Death

    1961-02-24 (59 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (July 5, 1901 - February 24, 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series.

In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo's Young Donovan'a Kid (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox's sports drama The Big Game. Two years later he shared an Academy Award nomination for the Republic Pictures film Army Girl (1938).

Known For

Crew