Vernon L. Walker
Crew
Born May 2, 1894 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died March 14, 1948
Also known as Vern L. Walker · Verne Walker · Vernon Walker
Biography
Vernon L. Walker (May 2, 1894 – March 1, 1948) was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. He worked on more than 220 films during his career, starting out as a head cameraman for Otis B. Thayer's Art-O-Graf Film Company in 1919.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1944 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1941 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Citizen Kane
Romance in Manhattan
Notorious
The Devil and Miss Jones
King Kong
Forever and a Day
Bringing Up Baby
The Woman in the Window
The Magnificent Ambersons
Seven Days' Leave
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Shall We Dance
The Soldier and the Lady
Murder, My Sweet
This Land Is Mine
Bachelor Mother
Top Hat
The Spiral Staircase
Suspicion
Mr. Lucky
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Love Affair
Love on a Bet
Cat People
Swing Time
The Gay Divorcee
The Bells of St. Mary's
Follow the Fleet
Primrose Path
Bedlam
Tall in the Saddle
Kitty Foyle
The Spanish Main
A Game of Death
Gunga Din
A Damsel in Distress
Till the End of Time
None But the Lonely Heart
The Sky's the Limit
Play Girl
Dance, Girl, Dance
Around the World
The Ghost Ship
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Flying Down to Rio
Valley of the Sun
Back to Bataan
Behind the Rising Sun
Sinbad, the Sailor