Date of birth
21 Apr 1872
156 years ago at
Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Georg William Bitzer
- G.W. Bitzer
- Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer
- Georg William 'Billy' Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith.
Biography
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."
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