Following his discharge, he apprenticed under photographer Gjon Mili.
The movie was artfully directed by famed still photographer Gjon Mili, edited by Everett Dodd, with lighting and photography directed by Robert Burks (his first credit in this field), and released by Warner Bros. Producer Gordon Hollingshead was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Short Subject, One-reel.
In 1944, Granz and Gjon Mili produced the jazz film Jammin' the Blues, which starred Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Barney Kessel, Harry Edison, Jo Jones, Sidney Catlett, Marlowe Morris, and Marie Bryant, and was nominated for an Academy Award.
In 1950, Samia came to the US and was photographed by Gjon Mili.
Gjon Mili | Gjon Zenebishi | Mili Atoll | Mili | Gjon Muzaka | Excerpt from ''Meshari'' by Gjon Buzuku |