William Dietz(I)
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
William Holt Dietz
Born November 27, 1904--Died September 9, 1948
William Dietz, as he is listed on most credits was a Hollywood electrician, cameraman, and director of photography.
Included among his effects was a card that says, "American Society of Cinematographers, Inc." at the top, and was issued in Hollywood California to Wm. H. Dietz, and certifies that he is a "Director of Photography,"and a "member in good standing." Where it says "To date ending," the words "For the duration of service" were typed in, possibly referring to his service in the Navy during World War II.
A pink/salmon colored card reads, "Cinematographer's Membership Card" at the top. The words "First Camera," are stamped over that. The card was issued to William H. Dietz, in Hollywood, California by Local Union 659, for the 1947 to 1948 "Season." It appears that the first quarter's dues had been paid. Given the dates it seems safe to assume that this card was issued after the war.
Dietz's first marriage was to a woman named Barbara Hunter who was a film editor and presumably the same woman who is listed as the editor of Square Shoulders, 1929, Geraldine, 1929, Vanity, 1927, Dress Parade, 1927, and Cheap Kisses, 1924. (Source: New York Times website: Movies.) And odds are that Barbara edited other pictures as well.
Unfortunately the marriage didn't work out and they were divorced on September 7, 1943, in Los Angeles, CA.
After Pearl Harbor Dietz chose to join the Navy-and it was during that period that he met Grace Elizabeth Snyder in Portland, Oregon. Logically enough the Navy made Dietz a photographer's mate-and he led a team that shot everything from combat footage in the Pacific, to training films and PR stuff in Washington D.C.
After the war Dietz, took his wife and infant son (science fiction author William C. Dietz) to California, where he attempted to reenter the Hollywood film business. But, according to a story told by Dietz's wife, he wasn't able to make a go of it. The family moved to Washington State soon thereafter, and Dietz was working on the ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria B.C. when he was lost at sea on September 9th, 1948.
William Dietz, as he is listed on most credits was a Hollywood electrician, cameraman, and director of photography.
Included among his effects was a card that says, "American Society of Cinematographers, Inc." at the top, and was issued in Hollywood California to Wm. H. Dietz, and certifies that he is a "Director of Photography,"and a "member in good standing." Where it says "To date ending," the words "For the duration of service" were typed in, possibly referring to his service in the Navy during World War II.
A pink/salmon colored card reads, "Cinematographer's Membership Card" at the top. The words "First Camera," are stamped over that. The card was issued to William H. Dietz, in Hollywood, California by Local Union 659, for the 1947 to 1948 "Season." It appears that the first quarter's dues had been paid. Given the dates it seems safe to assume that this card was issued after the war.
Dietz's first marriage was to a woman named Barbara Hunter who was a film editor and presumably the same woman who is listed as the editor of Square Shoulders, 1929, Geraldine, 1929, Vanity, 1927, Dress Parade, 1927, and Cheap Kisses, 1924. (Source: New York Times website: Movies.) And odds are that Barbara edited other pictures as well.
Unfortunately the marriage didn't work out and they were divorced on September 7, 1943, in Los Angeles, CA.
After Pearl Harbor Dietz chose to join the Navy-and it was during that period that he met Grace Elizabeth Snyder in Portland, Oregon. Logically enough the Navy made Dietz a photographer's mate-and he led a team that shot everything from combat footage in the Pacific, to training films and PR stuff in Washington D.C.
After the war Dietz, took his wife and infant son (science fiction author William C. Dietz) to California, where he attempted to reenter the Hollywood film business. But, according to a story told by Dietz's wife, he wasn't able to make a go of it. The family moved to Washington State soon thereafter, and Dietz was working on the ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria B.C. when he was lost at sea on September 9th, 1948.