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Elgin Lessley(1883-1944)

  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
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Elgin Lessley was born on 10 January 1883 in Higbee, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Sherlock Junior (1924), La croisière du navigator (1924) and Les lois de l'hospitalité (1923). He was married to Blanche Olmstead and Blanche May Olmstead Schultz Maxwell (her 3rd marriage). He died on 8 February 1944 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornJanuary 10, 1883
DiedFebruary 8, 1944(61)
BornJanuary 10, 1883
DiedFebruary 8, 1944(61)
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Known for

Buster Keaton in Sherlock Junior (1924)
Sherlock Junior
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1924
La croisière du navigator (1924)
La croisière du navigator
7.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1924
Les lois de l'hospitalité (1923)
Les lois de l'hospitalité
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1923
Buster Keaton, T. Roy Barnes, Louise Carver, Rosa Gore, Barbara Pierce, and Kate Price in Fiancées en folie (1925)
Fiancées en folie
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1925

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Buster Keaton in Le caméraman (1928)
    Le caméraman
    8.0
    • photographed by
    • 1928
  • Harry Langdon in The Chaser (1928)
    The Chaser
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Papa d'un jour (1927)
    Papa d'un jour
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Harry Langdon in Sa dernière culotte (1927)
    Sa dernière culotte
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Harry Langdon, Gertrude Astor, Priscilla Bonner, William V. Mong, Arthur Thalasso, and Helen Brent in The Strong Man (1926)
    The Strong Man
    6.6
    • photographed by
    • 1926
  • Harry Langdon in Plein les bottes (1926)
    Plein les bottes
    6.3
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Ma vache et moi (1925)
    Ma vache et moi
    7.1
    • photography
    • 1925
  • Buster Keaton, T. Roy Barnes, Louise Carver, Rosa Gore, Barbara Pierce, and Kate Price in Fiancées en folie (1925)
    Fiancées en folie
    7.8
    • photography
    • 1925
  • La croisière du navigator (1924)
    La croisière du navigator
    7.5
    • photography
    • 1924
  • Buster Keaton in Sherlock Junior (1924)
    Sherlock Junior
    8.1
    • photography
    • 1924
  • Les lois de l'hospitalité (1923)
    Les lois de l'hospitalité
    7.7
    • photography
    • 1923
  • Buster Keaton in Les trois âges (1923)
    Les trois âges
    7.0
    • photographed by
    • 1923
  • Buster Keaton in Frigo et la baleine (1923)
    Frigo et la baleine
    6.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1923
  • Buster Keaton, Phyllis Haver, and John Brown in Malec aéronaute (1923)
    Malec aéronaute
    6.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1923
  • Grandeur et décadence (1922)
    Grandeur et décadence
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1922

Actor

  • Buster Keaton in Le Mécano de la General (1926)
    Le Mécano de la General
    8.1
    • Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
    • 1926

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Elgin Leslie
  • Born
    • January 10, 1883
    • Higbee, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • February 8, 1944
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA(myocarditis)
  • Spouses
      Blanche Olmstead1918 - September 28, 1931 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Though Lessley died in 1944, there was no permanent marker on his grave until the Damfinos (International Buster Keaton Society) purchased one in 2001.
  • Salary
    • Le cauchemar de Fatty
      (1916)
      $55 /week

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