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David Abel 1883 - 1973

David Abel of Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California was born on December 15, 1883 at Commune d'Amsterdam 300 Oudezijds Voorburgwal, in Amsterdam, Amsterdam County, NH Pays-Bas, and died at age 89 years old on November 12, 1973 in Los Angeles, Comté de Los Angeles County, CA États-Unis. David Abel was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County.

David Abel

Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California 91024

December 15, 1883

Commune d'Amsterdam 300 Oudezijds Voorburgwal, in Amsterdam, Amsterdam County, NH, 1012 GL, Pays-Bas

November 12, 1973

Los Angeles, Comté de Los Angeles County, CA, États-Unis

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Introduction

Motion Picture Cinematographer. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands of Russian parents, he came to the United States as a child and worked as a portrait photographer before entering films with the Flying A studio in 1913. A solid craftsman, he was considered particularly good with complex action scenes. At RKO Radio studios during the 1930s, Abel was a favorite collaborator of director Mark Sandrich and was responsible for the photography of five Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals: "The Gay Divorcee" (1934), "Top Hat" (1935), "Follow the Fleet" (1936), "Swing Time" (1936), and "Shall We Dance" (1937). He retired in 1937 but Sandrich persuaded him to come back as cameraman for the classic "Holiday Inn" (1942). After two more films, "Follow the Boys" (1944) and "The Affairs of Susan" (1945), Abel left the Hollywood scene for good. His other credits include "Thais" (1917), "Rip Van Winkle" (1921), "Beau Brummel" (1924), "The Awful Truth" (1929), "Huckleberry Finn" (1931), "Hips, Hips, Hooray!" (1934), and "History Is Made at Night" (1937).
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1883

Birthday

December 15, 1883

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Commune d'Amsterdam 300 Oudezijds Voorburgwal, in Amsterdam, Amsterdam County, NH 1012 GL, Pays-Bas

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1973

Death

November 12, 1973

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Cause of death

Los Angeles, Comté de Los Angeles County, CA États-Unis
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA 90038, États-Unis
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