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Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles.
Joseph Biroc was destined to become one of the most versatile cinematographers in Hollywood, working on films of almost every genre. He started as a lab assistant in 1918, based at Paragon Studio, located in America's first 'film capital', Ft.Lee, New Jersey.
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Full name Joseph F. Biroc; born February 12, 1903 (some sources say 1900), inNew York, NY (some sources say Union City, NJ); died September 7, 1996, in Woodland Hills, CA. Nationality American
Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles.
Joseph Biroc - Writer. Cinematographer. Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 12 February 1903. Education: Attended Emerson High School, Union City, New Jersey. Military Service: U.S. Signal Corps during World War II: filmed the liberation of Paris.
Born in New York on 12 February 1903, Joseph Biroc began working in Paragon Studios’ labs at the age of 15, in Fort Lee, New Jersey (then the cradle of American cinema), and continued his apprenticeship for six years in various laboratories, which was then a mandatory step for apprentice cinematographers.
Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles.
