G.W. Bitzer(1872-1944)

Cinematographer
Director
Camera and Electrical Department

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G.W. Bitzer

G.W. Bitzer was born on 21 April 1872 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Naissance d'une nation (1915), Le lys brisé (1919) and Logging in Maine (1906). He was married to Ethel Boddy. He died on 29 April 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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Known for

Naissance d'une nation (1915)

Naissance d'une nation

6.1

Cinematographer

1915

Lillian Gish and Donald Crisp in Le lys brisé (1919)

7.2

Cinematographer(photography by)

1919

Logging in Maine

4.4

Short

Cinematographer

1906

Intolérance (1916)

7.7

Cinematographer

1916

Credits

Cinematographer

Footlight Varieties
5.0
- Cinematographer (segment "Confidence")
- 1951
Hotel Variety
6.4
- Cinematographer
- 1933
Le lys du Faubourg
6.6
- Cinematographer (photography by)
- 1929
L'éternel problème
6.5
- Cinematographer (as Billy Bitzer, photography by)
- 1928
The Drums of Love
5.7
- Cinematographer (photography by)
- 1928
The Midnight Girl
5.7
- Cinematographer (as William Bitzer)
- 1925
Pour l'indépendance
6.3
- Cinematographer
- 1924
La rose blanche
6.1
- Cinematographer
- 1923
Sure-Fire Flint
- Cinematographer (as Billy Bitzer)
- 1922
Les Deux Orphelines
7.3
- Cinematographer
- 1921
À travers l'orage
7.3
- Cinematographer (camera, uncredited)
- 1920
La fleur d'amour
6.1
- Cinematographer
- 1920
The Idol Dancer
5.1
- Cinematographer
- 1920
Justice
6.0
- Cinematographer
- 1919
Le calvaire d'une mère
5.4
- Cinematographer
- 1919

Director

Les aventures de Dollie
5.7
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1908
Logging in Maine
4.4
Short
- Director
- 1906
The Impossible Convicts
5.6
Short
- Director
- 1906
Sparring at the N.Y.A.C.
Short
- Director
- 1905
A Kentucky Feud
4.4
Short
- Director (as Billy Bitzer)
- 1905
A Ballroom Tragedy
4.7
Short
- Director
- 1905
2 A.M. in the Subway
4.7
Short
- Director
- 1905
New York Subway
5.8
Short
- Director
- 1905
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
4.4
Short
- Director
- 1905
Steam Whistle
3.9
Short
- Director
- 1904
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
6.0
Short
- Director (as Billy Bitzer)
- 1903
Orphans in the Surf
3.6
Short
- Director
- 1903
Expert Bag Punching
4.0
Short
- Director (as Billy Bitzer)
- 1903
Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
4.2
Short
- Director
- 1903
Rock Drill at Work in Subway
3.6
Short
- Director
- 1903

Camera and Electrical Department

Personal details

Alternative names
- Billy Bitzer
Height
- 1.70 m
Born
- April 21, 1872
- Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- April 29, 1944
- Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Ethel BoddyApril 5, 1923 - April 29, 1944 (his death, 1 child)
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 6 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Bitzer fell out with Griffith in 1924. Work became harder to come by and he worked on just a handful of films afterwards, retiring in 1933. He had done well financially by investing his lifetime savings ($7000) in the hugely successful Naissance d'une nation (1915), but ended up losing it all. His last job was restoring old movies at the Museum of Modern Art for $20 a week and he died in relative obscurity.

Nickname
- Billy

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