John Leezer

John W. Leezer was an American cinematographer active during the silent era. He is credited with shooting at least thirty-three films for Paramount Pictures, Fine Arts, the Brentwood Film Corporation, and Robertson-Cole Pictures, among others.

Biography

Leezer moved to Hollywood in 1912 to work as a photographer for D. W. Griffith.
Leezer had three children, Dorothy, Marion and Arthur. He lived for a time in Vista and in his last few years lived in Carlsbad. He died following a heart attack at his home in Carlsbad on August 8, 1938.