Ernest Higgins

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Ernest Higgins
Born
Ernest Henry Higgins

(1871-10-09)9 October 1871[1]
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died28 November 1945(1945-11-28) (aged 74)
Darling Point, Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director, photographer
Years active1903–1945
Spouse
Elsie May Dickson
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(m. 1919)​

Ernest Henry Higgins (19 October 1871 – 28 November 1945)[2] was an Australian cinematographer during the days of silent film. He was the eldest brother of Arthur and Tasman Higgins.[3] He shot the film The Throwback (1920) for director Arthur Shirley which resulted in Shirley unsuccessfully suing Higgins for breach of contract.[4]

  1. ^ Rutledge, Martha; Osborne, Graeme, "Higgins, Ernest Henry (1871–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 19 November 2022
  2. ^ Richard Abel (ed.): Encyclopedia of Early Cinema, p. 428. Routledge, 2005.
  3. ^ Rutledge, Martha; Osborne, Graeme, "Higgins, Tasman George (1888–1953)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 26 October 2021
  4. ^ "Law Report". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 23 March 2012.