Willard Van der Veer
American cinematographer (1894–1963)
Biography
Willard Van der Veer (August 23, 1894 – June 16, 1963) was an American cinematographer who won an Academy Award at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the film With Byrd at the South Pole with Joseph T. Rucker. He started his career as a documentary cameraman and later did a couple episodes of Maverick and the film The Crawling Hand.
Mount Van der Veer was named after him. He is the father of Frank Van der Veer, a Hollywood visual effects artist who founded Van Der Veer Photo Effects and won, in 1977, a Special Achievement Academy Award for the 1976 version of King Kong (this Oscar was shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Glen Robinson).
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Family
- Children
- Frank Van der Veer
Awards & honours (1)
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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- Willard Van der Veer died on June 16, 1963 at the age of 68.
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- Willard Van der Veer was born on August 23, 1894.
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- Wikidata lists 1 child of Willard Van der Veer.
