1. Robert Kurrle, known as Robert B Kurrle, was an American cinematographer during the silent and early talking film eras.
10 Facts About Robert Kurrle
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In 1913, Robert Kurrle would become the first photographer to take an aerial photograph of the city of Oakland, California.
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Robert Kurrle later collaborated with Carewe on a number of pictures during the 1920s.
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Robert Kurrle began his career working for Metro Pictures, where he stayed at until 1921.
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The quality of Robert Kurrle's work was noticed even early in his career.
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Robert Kurrle's filming of 1919's Lion's Den was called "spectacular".
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In 1922, while filming a Carewe picture, I Am the Law, Robert Kurrle successfully tested a new high-speed film from Eastman.
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Robert Kurrle was highlighted in American Cinematographer on many occasions, the first time being in the 1922 edition, where he was called a "valued member" of the ASC.
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In 1927 Robert Kurrle was lauded for his camerawork on the film adaptation of Tolstoy's Resurrection, which was directed by his long-term collaborator Carrewe.
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Robert Kurrle remained in the hospital for over a week, fighting the infection, but eventually died from it.