Ray Binger (November 16, 1888 – September 29, 1970) was an American
cinematographer. He started working in
Hollywood in 1924, mastering the art of
process photography. By 1934 he had gravitated towards
special effects
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work. He was one of the many technicians involved in bringing authenticity to ''
The Hurricane'' in 1937, and was instrumental in the plane crash sequence in
Alfred Hitchcock’s ''
Foreign Correspondent'' in 1940. Not all his assignments were quite that showy, however. He received an
Oscar
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nomination in the category
Best Special Effects for generating fake crowds to fill up the baseball stands in 1942's ''
The Pride of the Yankees''.
He was nominated twice more in the same category for ''
The Long Voyage Home
''The Long Voyage Home'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. It features Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, and Ward Bond, among others.
The f ...
'' (1940)
and ''
The North Star'' (1943).
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1888 births
1970 deaths
American cinematographers
Special effects people
People from Utica, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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