L. Guy Wilky

L. Guy Wilky
Born
Leslie Guy Wilky

October 12, 1888
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
DiedDecember 25, 1971(1971-12-25) (aged 83)
Walnut Creek, California, USA
EducationUniversity of Arizona
OccupationCinematographer

Leslie Guy Wilky (1888–1971) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and the 1920s.[1][2] He often collaborated with director William C. deMille. Wilky was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to William Wilky and Emma Mosier.[3] He later attended the University of Arizona, where he studied engineering, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, and finding work as a cinematographer at Flying A Studios.[4] Eventually he ended up in Los Angeles, where he had a substantial career at Paramount.[5] He was also a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[6]

  1. ^ American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
  2. ^ Keating, Patrick (2009-12-15). Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noir. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-52020-1.
  3. ^ "Coast Man Attends Father's Birthday". Arizona Republic. 18 Jun 1935. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. ^ Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921. Motion Picture News Inc. Print Publication, 2 vols.. Sacramento, California: California State Library, California History Section.
  5. ^ "New Method Used in Making the Fast Set". Johnson City Chronicle. 27 Nov 1924. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. ^ "Cinematographers Fete Four Founding Members". The Los Angeles Times. 20 Jan 1969. Retrieved 2020-08-04.