Edward Snyder

Edward Snyder, also known as Edward J. Snyder, (1895 – July 10, 1982) was an American cameraman, cinematographer (director of photography), and visual effects/special effects artist. Born in New York City in 1895, Snyder would break into the film industry as the director of photography on The Fighting Marine. a 1926 silent film that featured the only screen performance by boxing heavyweight champion Gene Tunney. Snyder would be one of the plethora of talented cameramen to work on the Howard Hughes' 1930 aerial classic, Hell's Angels, along with such other notable cameramen and future directors of photography, Paul Ivano, Henry Cronjager and Ernest Laszlo. It was as special effects artist that Snyder would have his greatest success, working on such classic films as Otto Preminger's Laura; George Cukor's Winged Victory; The Keys of the Kingdom, starring Gregory Peck; Elia Kazan's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Anna and the King of Siam, starring Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison. Snyder was nominated for an Academy Award for 1948's Deep Waters, losing to the special effects team of Portrait of Jennie). Snyder died in 1982.

Filmography (as per AFI's database) Year Title Role Notes 1926 Director of photography 1927 Hoof Marks Director of photography 1928 Fangs of Fate Director of photography 1928 Marked Money Director of photography 1928 A Bit of Heaven Director of photography 1929 Hawk of the Hills Director of photography 1930 Hell's Angels Cameraman 1930 Her Man Director of photography 1930 Pardon My Gun Director of photography 1930 Rogue of the Rio Grande Director of photography 1931 Lonely Wives Director of photography 1931 Sweepstakes Director of photography 1931 Director of photography 1931 Director of photography 1933 Destination Unknown Director of photography 1933 Jaws of Justice Director of photography 1933 They Just Had to Get Married Director of photography 1934 Director of photography 1934 The Poor Rich Director of photography 1934 Madame Spy Director of photography 1935 Fighting Youth Director of photography 1935 His Night Out Director of photography 1936 Cameraman 1936 Sea Spoilers Director of photography 1936 Contra la corriente Director of photography 1936 The Harvester Director of photography 1937 The Jones Family in Big Business Director of photography 1937 Sweetheart of the Navy Director of photography 1937 Girl Loves Boy Director of photography 1937 Small Town Boy Director of photography 1937 Borrowing Trouble Director of photography 1937 Hot Water Director of photography 1937 Breezing Home Director of photography 1937 Escape by Night Director of photography 1937 Youth on Parole Director of photography 1938 Road Demon Director of photography 1938 Passport Husband Director of photography 1938 Speed to Burn Director of photography 1938 A Trip to Paris Director of photography 1938 Meet the Girls Director of photography 1938 Love on a Budget Director of photography 1938 Down on the Farm Director of photography 1939 I Was a Convict Director of photography 1939 Everybody's Baby Director of photography 1939 The Jones Family in Hollywood Director of photography 1940 Little Old New York Cameraman 1944 Laura Special effects artist 1944 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier Special effects artist 1944 Winged Victory Special effects artist 1945 Special effects artist 1945 Doll Face Special effects artist 1945 Fallen Angel Special effects artist 1945 Hangover Square Special effects artist 1945 Special effects artist 1945 Special effects artist 1946 Leave Her to Heaven Special effects artist 1946 Anna and the King of Siam Special effects artist 1946 Centennial Summer Special effects artist 1946 Claudia and David Special effects artist 1946 Cluny Brown Special effects artist 1946 Sentimental Journey Special effects artist 1946 Smoky Special effects artist 1946 Somewhere in the Night Special effects artist 1946 Strange Triangle Special effects artist 1946 Three Little Girls in Blue Special effects artist 1947 Special effects artist 1948 Deep Waters Special effects artist Nominated for an Academy Award