H. Lyman Broening

Henry Lyman Broening
Born	(1882-06-30)June 30, 1882
Died	June 30, 1983(1983-06-30) (aged 101)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Cinematographer

Henry Lyman Broening (June 30, 1882 - June 6, 1983) was a well known American cinematographer. Later, he was also on the editorial board of American Cinematographer magazine.^[1] He worked on films that include May Blossom (1915)^[2] and wrote about the beginnings of the ASC.^[3]

Biography

He was born on June 30, 1882. He served on the board of governors for the American Society of Cinematographers in 1922.^[4]

He died on June 6, 1983, in Hesperia, California.

Partial filmography

• In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
• Chelsea 7750 (1913)
• Caprice (1913)
• Leah Kleschna (1913)
• The Lost Paradise (1914)
• Marta of the Lowlands (1914)
• Wildflower (1914)
• The County Chairman (1914)
• The Conspiracy (1914)
• The Dancing Girl (1915)
• May Blossom (1915)
• The Pretty Sister of Jose (1915)
• Helene of the North (1915)
• Still Waters (1915)
• Mice and Men (1916)
• Molly Make-Believe (1916)
• Silks and Satins (1916)
• Miss George Washington (1916)
• Snow White (1916)
• The Valentine Girl (1917)
• Bab's Burglar (1917)
• Bab's Matinee Idol (1917)
• The Seven Swans (1917)
• The Lie (1918)
• Rich Man, Poor Man (1918)
• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
• The Forbidden City (1918)
• The Better Half (1918)
• The Scoffer (1920)
• In the Heart of a Fool (1920)
• A Broken Doll (1921)
• A Perfect Crime (1921)
• Kindred of the Dust (1922)
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
• The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)
• Wandering Footsteps (1925)
• Fighting Fate (1925)
• Rose of the Tenements (1926)
• Dancing Days (1926)
• The Truthful Sex (1926)
• California or Bust (1927)

References

1. American Society of Cinematographers page on editors of American Cinematographer
2. Paul Mavis (3 March 2011). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.
3. Patrick Keating (1 November 2009). Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noi. Columbia University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-231-52020-1.
4. American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922. pp. 30–32.

External links

• H. Lyman Broening at IMDb