L. William O'Connell


L. William O'Connell was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood between 1918 and 1950. He frequently worked with directors Howard Hawks and William K. Howard.

Biography

William was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lewis O'Connell and Caroline Stumpf. He appears to have started his career as a cinematographer around 1918, although he left Los Angeles for a time while serving in World War I, working as an army photographer in Siberia. By 1930, he was the head cameraman at Fox. He married Joyce Burns, a Busby Berkeley dancing girl, and the pair had a son, Lew, together, who became a sound editor in the film industry.

Selected filmography

Jiggs and Maggie Out West Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters Jiggs and Maggie in Court Assigned to Danger Jiggs and Maggie in Society Repeat Performance Lost Honeymoon The Devil on Wheels Bringing Up Father Sweetheart of Sigma Chi The Desert Horseman Blondie's Lucky Day Life with Blondie Adventures of Rusty The Monster and the Ape The Power of the Whistler The Crime Doctor's Courage Dancing in Manhattan The Missing Juror Sergeant Mike One Mysterious Night Cry of the Werewolf Louisiana Hayride Stars on Parade Hey, Rookie The Ghost That Walks Alone Beautiful But Broke The Return of the Vampire Is Everybody Happy? Doughboys in Ireland Passport to Suez Two Señoritas from Chicago The Boy from Stalingrad Murder in Times Square After Midnight with Boston Blackie One Dangerous Night Get Hep to Love Rubber Racketeers Klondike Fury Dangerously They Live The Blonde from Singapore The Stork Pays Off Mystery Ship Money and the Woman Gambling on the High Seas Flight Angels Granny Get Your Gun Calling Philo Vance Smashing the Money Ring