About John Leezer
Lived 1875 – 1938 (aged 62–63). John Leezer was a cinematographer.
John W. Leezer (c. 1873 – August 8, 1938) was an American cinematographer active during the silent era. He is credited with shooting at least thirty-three films for Paramount Pictures, Fine Arts, the Brentwood Film Corporation, and Robertson-Cole Pictures, among others.
Biography Leezer moved to Hollywood in 1912 to work as a photographer for D. W. Griffith.
Leezer had three children, Dorothy, Marion and Arthur.
Partial filmography
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Who was John Leezer?
American cinematographer active during the silent film era
When was John Leezer born?
John Leezer was born in 1875.
When did John Leezer die?
John Leezer died on 8 August 1938.
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John Leezer was a cinematographer.
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