Hans Frederick Koenekamp (December 3, 1891 – September 12, 1992) was an American
special effect
Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual wor ...
s artist and
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
.
He was nominated for an
Oscar for
Best Special Effects for the film ''
Air Force'' (1943).
He worked on more than 90 films during his career.
Cinematographer
Fred J. Koenekamp
Frederick James Koenekamp, American Society of Cinematographers, A.S.C. (November 11, 1922 – May 31, 2017) was an American cinematographer. He was the son of cinematographer Hans F. Koenekamp.
Koenekamp worked in television and feature fi ...
(1922–2017) was his son.
Partial filmography
* ''
Mabel's Strange Predicament
''Mabel's Strange Predicament'' is a 1914 American film starring Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin, notable for being the first film for which Chaplin donned the costume of The Tramp, although his appearance in the costume in Kid Auto Races a ...
'' (1914)
* ''
Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914)
* ''
The Stage Hand'' (1920)
* ''
The Fall Guy'' (1921)
* ''
The Bell Hop
''The Bell Hop'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog and featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
* Larry Semon as The bellhop
* Oliver Hardy as Hotel manager (as Babe Hardy)
* Frank Alexander as A governme ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Sawmill
''The Sawmill'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film, comedy short film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. ''The Sawmill'' was shot at Hume Lake.
Cast
* Larry Semon as The dumb-bell
* Oliver Hardy as The foreman (credited as B ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Show
Show or The Show may refer to:
Competition, event, or artistic production
* Agricultural show, associated with agriculture and animal husbandry
* Animal show, a judged event in the hobby of animal fancy
** Cat show
** Dog show
** Horse show
** Sp ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Agent'' (1922)
* ''
No Wedding Bells'' (1923)
* ''
The Girl in the Limousine'' (1924)
* ''
Kid Speed'' (1924)
* ''
The Wizard of Oz
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to:
*'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz''
** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Stop, Look and Listen'' (1926)
* ''
Spuds'' (1927)
* ''
China Clipper'' (1936)
* ''
Air Force'' (1943)
* ''
Spencer's Mountain'' (1963)
See also
*
List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)
References
External links
*
1891 births
1992 deaths
American cinematographers
Special effects people
People from Denison, Iowa
American centenarians
Men centenarians
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