Glen MacWilliams
Glen MacWilliams ( born May 21, 1898 in Saratoga, California, † April 15, 1984 in Seal Beach, California ) was an American cinematographer.
Glen MacWilliams was after a short time as an assistant in 1920 as chief cameraman. In the years 1925 to 1927, he worked on several films directed by Victor Schertzinger. In 1933 he moved to Britain, where he was working as a cameraman at Gaumont. There is also a first collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock on the film Waltzes from Vienna resulted.
In 1940 he returned to the United States and was once again involved in rather second-rate productions. One of the few exceptions presented the second collaboration with Hitchcock dar. for his film The lifeboat MacWilliams was nominated at the Academy Awards 1945 in the category Best camera, but Joseph LaShelle had to then admit defeat. From 1946 he was no longer engaged as cinematographer.
Only in 1958 he returned behind the camera and worked in television, where he served until 1966 as a cameraman predominantly in series.