As Actor
The Méliès Mystery
2021
6.8
Billy Bitzer
Acting
Birth Date
April 21, 1872
Place of Birth
Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Death
April 29, 1944
Biography
Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures." Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bitzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
