L. William O'Connell

L. William O'Connell
L. William O'Connell
Born	Lewis William O'Connell; July 31, 1890; Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	February 1985 (aged 94); Pinopolis, South Carolina, USA
Years active	circa.1918-1950
Spouse	Joyce Burns
Children	Lew (son)

L. William O'Connell (sometimes credited as L.W. O'Connell, and nicknamed "Connie") was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood between 1918 and 1950 (starting during the silent era).^[1] He frequently worked with directors Howard Hawks and William K. Howard.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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William was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lewis O'Connell and Caroline Stumpf. He appears to have started his career as a cinematographer around 1918, although he left Los Angeles for a time while serving in World War I, working as an army photographer in Siberia.^[6] By 1930, he was the head cameraman at Fox.^[7] He married Joyce Burns, a Busby Berkeley dancing girl, and the pair had a son, Lew, together, who became a sound editor in the film industry.^[8]

Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
Assigned to Danger (1948)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
Repeat Performance (1947)
Lost Honeymoon (1947)
The Devil on Wheels (1947)
Bringing Up Father (1946)
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
The Desert Horseman (1946)
Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
Life with Blondie (1945)
Adventures of Rusty (1945)
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
Dancing in Manhattan (1944)
The Missing Juror (1944)
Sergeant Mike (1944)
One Mysterious Night (1944)
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
Louisiana Hayride (1944)
Stars on Parade (1944)
Hey, Rookie (1944)
The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)
Beautiful But Broke (1944)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
Passport to Suez (1943)
Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)
Murder in Times Square (1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Rubber Racketeers (1942)
Klondike Fury (1942)
Dangerously They Live (1941)
The Blonde from Singapore (1941)
The Stork Pays Off (1941)
Mystery Ship (1941)
Money and the Woman (1940)
Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
Flight Angels (1940)
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
Heart of the North (1938)
Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)
Broadway Musketeers (1938)
When Were You Born (1938)
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
Mystery House (1938)
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
The Invisible Menace (1938)
She Loved a Fireman (1937)
West of Shanghai (1937)
Alcatraz Island (1937)
White Bondage (1937)
Public Wedding (1937)
The Cherokee Strip (1937)
Land Beyond the Law (1937)
Penrod and Sam (1937)
Once a Doctor (1937)
1936 King of Hockey (as L.W. O'Connell)
1936 Polo Joe (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
1936 Bengal Tiger
1936/I The Big Noise (as L. Wm. O'Connell)
1936 Treachery Rides the Range (photography)
1936 Times Square Playboy
1936 Road Gang (as L. O'Connell)
1935 Man of Iron (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1935 In Old Kentucky
1935 Music Is Magic (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1935 Here's to Romance (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1935 Spring Tonic (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1935 Under Pressure (as L.W. O'Connell)
1934 Bachelor of Arts
1934 Charlie Chan in London (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1934 Pursued
1934 Baby, Take a Bow (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1934 Such Women Are Dangerous
1934 Stand Up and Cheer! (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
1933 No dejes la puerta abierta (uncredited)
1933 "Best of Enemies"
1933 Trick for Trick
1933 Humanity
1933 Olsen's Big Moment
1932 Forbidden Trail (as L.W.M. O'Connell, photography)
1932 Rackety Rax
1932 White Eagle (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
Forbidden Trail (1932)
Scarface (1932) (as L.W. O'Connell)
1932 The Big Timer (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
1932 The Menace (as L. Wm. O'Connell)
1931 Maker of Men (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
1931 Border Law (as L.W. O'Connell, photographed by)
1931 Three Girls Lost
1930 The Princess and the Plumber
1930 Renegades
1930 Wild Company
1930 On the Level
1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930 The Three Sisters
1930 Such Men Are Dangerous (as L.W.M. O'Connell)
1930 Cameo Kirby
1929 Big Time
1929 Chasing Through Europe (as L.W. O'Connell)
1929 The One Woman Idea
1929 Blue Skies (as L.W. O'Connell)
1929 Making the Grade
1928 4 Devils
1928 Fazil
1928 A Girl in Every Port (as L.Wm. O'Connell, photographed by)
1927 Wolf Fangs
1927 Paid to Love
1927 Slaves of Beauty
1927 The Cradle Snatchers
1927 The Monkey Talks (as L. Wm. O'Connell)
1927 The Lunatic at Large
1926 April Fool
1926 Custer of Big Horn
1926 No Babies Wanted
1926 The Bells
Sir Lumberjack (1926)
1925 The Unchastened Woman
1925 My Son
1925 The Redeeming Sin (as L.W. O'Connell)
1924 The Beloved Brute
1924 Behold This Woman
1924 Through the Dark
Fashionable Fakers (1923) (as William O'Connell)
1923 An Old Sweetheart of Mine
The Fourth Musketeer (1923)
1923 The Woman of Bronze (as William O'Connell)
1922 Enter Madame
The Hands of Nara (1922) (as L.W. O'Connell)
1922 Come on Over
1921 They Shall Pay (as William O'Connell)
1921 A Broken Doll
1921 The Sky Pilot
1920 The Little Grey Mouse
1920 Suds (as L.W. O'Connell)
1918 Missing (as William O'Connell)

[1]
American Cinematographer (1949). Media History Digital Library. Los Angeles, The A.S.C. Agency, Inc. 1949.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
[2]
Hawks, Howard (2006). Howard Hawks: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-833-3.
[3]
McBride, Joseph (2013-11-05). Hawks on Hawks. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4431-3.
[4]
Davis, Ronald L. (2012-09-06). Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-8646-7.
[5]
"Communiques From the Film Front". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Jan 1942. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
[6]
"White Collar Death Mark". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Mar 1919. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
[7]
"7 Bodies Hunted at Air Disaster Scene". The Oakland Tribune. 3 Jan 1930. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
[8]
Lees, Alfred; Nelson, Ronald (2018-10-24). Longtime Companions: Autobiographies of Gay Male Fidelity. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-78985-7.

[1] [1]
American Cinematographer (1949). Media History Digital Library. Los Angeles, The A.S.C. Agency, Inc. 1949.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[2] [2]
Hawks, Howard (2006). Howard Hawks: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-833-3.

[3] [3]
McBride, Joseph (2013-11-05). Hawks on Hawks. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4431-3.

[4] [4]
Davis, Ronald L. (2012-09-06). Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-8646-7.

[5] [5]
"Communiques From the Film Front". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Jan 1942. Retrieved 2019-12-10.

[6] [6]
"White Collar Death Mark". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Mar 1919. Retrieved 2019-12-10.

[7] [7]
"7 Bodies Hunted at Air Disaster Scene". The Oakland Tribune. 3 Jan 1930. Retrieved 2019-12-10.

[8] [8]
Lees, Alfred; Nelson, Ronald (2018-10-24). Longtime Companions: Autobiographies of Gay Male Fidelity. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-78985-7.

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L. William O'Connell
Born	Lewis William O'Connell July 31, 1890 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	February 1985 (aged 94) Pinopolis, South Carolina, USA
Years active	circa.1918-1950
Spouse	Joyce Burns
Children	Lew (son)