Carl Berger
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| File:Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932) film crew.jpg
Left to right: Cameramen Nicholas Cavaliere, Berger, director Clyde E. Elliott, and star Frank Buck ready to leave for the far east to film Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932)
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| Born | June 29, 1901 Wynnewood, Oklahoma |
| Died | December 18, 1983 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | US |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Known for | work with Frank Buck |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Berger |
| Children | Claire Berger (b 1924) |
Carl George Berger (June 29, 1901 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma – December 18, 1983 in Los Angeles, California) was a cinematographer who photographed Frank Buck’s film Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932).[1]
Early years
Berger was born in Oklahoma, had two years of high school according to the 1940 US Census, lived in New York, and went to work for Hollywood in the late 1920s. Van Beuren Studios hired him to photograph Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932) with Frank Buck.[2] Footage that Berger filmed was later incorporated into Jungle Cavalcade (1941).
Later career
Berger photographed another jungle picture, Booloo, for director Clyde E. Elliott,[3][4] as well as many other movies. In the early 1950s Berger moved to television and photographed episodes of TV series, among them Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. Berger was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
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