Bert Glennon

Bert Lawrence Glennon (November 19, 1895 – June 29, 1967) was an American cinematographer and film director.

[1] Glennon was born in Anaconda, Montana in 1895 and attended Stanford University, where he graduated in 1912.

Before gaining fame in Hollywood, Glennon served as a pursuit pilot instructor during World War I.

Glennon was nominated for two Academy Awards in Best Cinematography for the films Stagecoach (1939) and Dive Bomber (1941).

He worked as a cinematographer on over 100 films for directors that included John Ford, André de Toth, Josef von Sternberg, Raoul Walsh, and Cecil B. DeMille.

Glennon in 1925
Bert Glennon and director John Ford on the set of Stagecoach (1939)