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3 unusual facts about Gordon Hollingshead


Gordon Hollingshead

Through the silent film era, Hollingshead assisted in the direction of thirteen films, and continued as an assistant director until 1934.

Hollingshead began his career as an assistant director, with his first work being the 1916 film The Shrine Girl, in which he also had an acting role.

Gordon Hollingshead (January 8, 1892, Garfield, New Jersey – July 8, 1952, Balboa Island, California) was an American movie producer, associate producer and assistant director.


Jammin' the Blues

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.


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