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Lacey Percival

1885 – 1969

Australian cinematographer

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About Lacey Percival

Lived 1885 – 1969 (aged 83–84). Lacey Percival was an Australian cinematographer.

Lacey Percival (11 February 1885 – 7 August 1968) was an Australian cinematographer who worked on many early Australian silent films. He worked for the Australian Photo-Play Company then joined West's Pictures. When that company merged with Australasian Films he ran their weekly newsreel, Australasian Gazette until 1925.

Two years later he went to work for Automatic Film Laboratories, then in 1935 established Percival Film Laboratories which he ran until his retirement in 1948.

Filmography The Golden West (1911) The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell (1916) £500 Reward (1918) His Convict Bride (1918) Cupid Camouflaged (1918) The Face at the Window (1919) Desert Gold (1919) The Man from Snowy River (1920) Robbery Under Arms (1920) Possum Paddock (1921) The Betrayer (1921) The Dinkum Bloke (1923) The Dingo (1923) Prehistoric Hayseeds (1923) The Digger Earl (1924) Dope (1924) Joe (1924) Painted Daughters (1925) Around the Boree Log (1925) The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1925) The Adventures of Algy (1925) The Sealed Room (1926) Tall Timber (1926) Down Under (1927) The Birth of White Australia (1928) The Kingdom of Twilight (1929) Among the Hardwoods (1936)

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Born
1885, Glebe
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Died
1969
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lacey Percival?

Australian cinematographer

When was Lacey Percival born?

Lacey Percival was born in 1885 in Glebe.

When did Lacey Percival die?

Lacey Percival died in 1969.

What was Lacey Percival's occupation?

Lacey Percival was a cinematographer.

What nationality was Lacey Percival?

Lacey Percival was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lacey Percival

· Wikidata: Q6468263

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