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Rex Wimpy(1899-1972)

  • Cinematographer
  • Special Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rex Wimpy was born on 18 December 1899 in Jonesboro, Indiana, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for To Have and Have Not (1944), Air Force (1943) and Out of the Fog (1941). He died on 29 December 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 18, 1899
DiedDecember 29, 1972(73)
BornDecember 18, 1899
DiedDecember 29, 1972(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944)
To Have and Have Not
7.8
  • Special Effects
  • 1944
John Garfield, John Ridgely, and Gig Young in Air Force (1943)
Air Force
7.0
  • Special Effects
  • 1943
John Garfield and Ida Lupino in Out of the Fog (1941)
Out of the Fog
6.8
  • Special Effects
  • 1941
Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift in The Misfits (1961)
The Misfits
7.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1961

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Don Knotts in The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
    The Reluctant Astronaut
    6.3
    • director of photography (as Rexford Wimpy)
    • 1967
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959
  • Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
    Bronco
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Laramie Mountains (1952)
    Laramie Mountains
    6.0
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • House About It
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in Love at First Bite (1950)
    Love at First Bite
    7.1
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 1950
  • Andy Clyde, John Merton, and Jean Willes in Marinated Mariner (1950)
    Marinated Mariner
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Elton Britt, Smiley Burnette, and Charles Starrett in Laramie (1949)
    Laramie
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • Smiley Burnette, Tristram Coffin, Charles Starrett, and The Georgia Crackers in Desert Vigilante (1949)
    Desert Vigilante
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • The Sunshine Boys, Smiley Burnette, Freddie Daniel, Charles Starrett, J.D. Sumner, Eddie Wallace, and M.H. Richman in Challenge of the Range (1949)
    Challenge of the Range
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1949
  • Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
    Smoky Mountain Melody
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Quick on the Trigger (1948)
    Quick on the Trigger
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • Go Chase Yourself
    7.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948

Special Effects

  • Lee J. Cobb, John Dall, and Jane Wyatt in The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
    The Man Who Cheated Himself
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1950
  • Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Ida Lupino in Devotion (1946)
    Devotion
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944)
    To Have and Have Not
    7.8
    • special effects
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart in Passage to Marseille (1944)
    Passage to Marseille
    6.8
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • John Garfield, John Ridgely, and Gig Young in Air Force (1943)
    Air Force
    7.0
    • special effects
    • 1943
  • Roland Drew, Adele Longmire, and Regis Toomey in Bullet Scars (1942)
    Bullet Scars
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1942
  • James Cagney and Dennis Morgan in Captains of the Clouds (1942)
    Captains of the Clouds
    6.4
    • special effects
    • 1942
  • Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, and Alexis Smith in Dive Bomber (1941)
    Dive Bomber
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1941
  • James Cagney and Bette Davis in The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
    The Bride Came C.O.D.
    6.9
    • special effects
    • 1941
  • John Garfield and Ida Lupino in Out of the Fog (1941)
    Out of the Fog
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1941
  • Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
    Footsteps in the Dark
    6.7
    • special effects
    • 1941
  • Pat O'Brien in Knute Rockne All American (1940)
    Knute Rockne All American
    6.7
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • James Cagney and Ann Sheridan in City for Conquest (1940)
    City for Conquest
    7.2
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • Bette Davis and Charles Boyer in All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
    All This, and Heaven Too
    7.4
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent in The Fighting 69th (1940)
    The Fighting 69th
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1940

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Paul Newman in Hud (1963)
    Hud
    7.8
    • second unit photography
    • 1963
  • Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift in The Misfits (1961)
    The Misfits
    7.2
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1961
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)
    Psycho
    8.5
    • director of photography: Phoenix
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, and Kurt Kasznar in Anything Can Happen (1952)
    Anything Can Happen
    6.3
    • first camera operator: Gallup, New Mexico (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
    Spellbound
    7.5
    • second camera operator: dream sequence (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in Lilly Turner (1933)
    Lilly Turner
    6.4
    • additional camera (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron
    5.8
    • camera crew member: land rush scenes (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Clara Bow and Fredric March in The Wild Party (1929)
    The Wild Party
    6.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • The Rough Riders (1927)
    The Rough Riders
    3.7
    • additional camera operator
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Rexford Wimpy
  • Born
    • December 18, 1899
    • Jonesboro, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 29, 1972
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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