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.