William C. Thompson (cinematographer)

For other people named William Thompson, see William Thompson (disambiguation).
William C. Thompson
Born30 March 1889
Died22 October 1963 (age 74)
OccupationCinematographer

William C. Thompson (30 March 1889 in Bound Brook, New Jersey[1] – 22 October 1963 in Los Angeles) was an American cinematographer.

He started his career in the 1910s and is best remembered today as the cinematographer of many of the films of Ed Wood, including Glen or Glenda (1953), Jail Bait, The Sinister Urge (1960), Night of the Ghouls (1959), The Violent Years (1955), Bride of the Monster (1955) and Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957). Other films he worked on include Maniac (1934), Dementia (1955), Journey to Freedom (1957), and The Astounding She-Monster (1957).

  1. ^ Todorov, Jordan; and Blevins, Joe. Dad Made Dirty Movies: The Erotic World of Stephen C. Apostolof, p. 47. McFarland & Company, 2020.ISBN 9781476668680. Accessed December 31, 2023. "William C. Thompson (1889–1963). A showbiz veteran with a résumé stretching back to the days of silent movies, Thompson spent most of his career working on low-budget exploitation and sexploitation flicks. Born in 1889 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, he began racking up film credits during the earliest days of Hollywood, working on such exotic-sounding fare as Absinthe (1914, dir. Herbert Brenon) and The Demon (1918, dir. George D. Baker)."