Harry Gant (director)
Harry Arthur Gant (February 11, 1881 - July 26, 1967)[1] was a cinematographer and film director whose work includes African American films. He directed for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. He was the only white person at the film Company.[2]
He joined the African American film Company after meeting Noble Johnson on a Universal Pictures set.[3] Gant worked at the film company while also continuing to work for a major studio. He was also a stockholder in the fledgling film company.[4] UCLA has a photograph of Gant and Johnson.[5]
Filmography
- Behind the Lines (1916 film), cinematographer
- The Secret of the Swamp (1916), cinematographer
- The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916)
- The Trooper of Troop K (1916)
- By Right of Birth (1921)
References
- "I Saw Them Ride Away:Memoirs of Harry Arthur Grant". Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- Reid, Mark A.; Reid, Reviewer Mark A. (February 23, 1993). "Redefining Black Film". University of California Press – via Google Books.
- Garcia, Desirée J. (August 1, 2014). "The Migration of Musical Film: From Ethnic Margins to American Mainstream". Rutgers University Press – via Google Books.
- "Brothers Became Film Pioneers". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1998.
- "Noble Johnson and Harry Gant [photograph] | UCLA". dl.library.ucla.edu.
External links
- Harry Gant at IMDb
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