- He didn't make his first experiences as a cinematographer for the cinema but as a war correspondent during World War I.
- After the war he worked as a photographer and he shot the documentary about the opera "Eugen Onegin" (1946). Shortly afterwards he died as a consequence of a kidney operation.
- His engagement for the film business remained undiminished in the 30s and many of his works came into being with the actor and director Harry Piel with whom he worked together since 1928. At the same time he also shot numerous short movies from the middle of the 30s.
- He became established in his profession during the 20s and he was responsible for the camera for several productions.
- The movie "Quax in Afrika" (1947) was broadcasted in the cinema posthumous in 1947. The movie was already shot during World War II.
- The cinematographer Ewald Daub didn't have an easy childhood as an orphan. He finished a commercial apprenticeship after the school and also made an education as a photographer.
- After the end of the war he came to a decision to continue his professional life as a cinematographer.
- After a professional detour to Brazil where he worked as a commercial employee in Blumenau he returned to Berlin in 1911 and got a job by Tesch & Geyer. There he was among others introduced to the world of cinema.
- His last cinematical works came during World War II into being Die Feuerzangenbowle" (1944) with Heinz Rühmann and "Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel" (1944).
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