Henry Freulich

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|4|14}}

| birth_place = New York City, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|12|4|1906|4|14}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, United States

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| occupation = Cinematographer

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| spouse = Kay Harris

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Henry Freulich (April 14, 1906 – December 4, 1985) was an American cinematographer for 31 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/people/henry-freulich/AA4bs5D|title=Henry Freulich; Cinematographer|publisher = MSN Entertainment|access-date=November 1, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-12-09/news/0340660284_1_lon-chaney-hunchback-notre-dame|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102084735/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-12-09/news/0340660284_1_lon-chaney-hunchback-notre-dame|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2014|title=Henry Freulich, 79, a veteran movie cinematographer who...|work= Orlando Sentinel |date= December 9, 1985|access-date=November 1, 2014}} He was married to the actress Kay Harris.

Early life and career

Freulich was born in New York City, the son of photographer Jacob "Jack" Freulich, 1880-1936.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1voGbBwpB9sC&q=Henry+Freulich+1906&pg=PA311|title=Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks Vol. 2; The American Films|author= Hankin, Mike|date=2008|isbn=9780981782904|access-date=November 1, 2014}} He began his career as a cameraman with Lon Chaney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1922.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-07-me-14326-story.html|title=Henry Freulich, Veteran Movie Cameraman, Dies|work= Los Angeles Times |access-date=November 1, 2014}}

While at Columbia Pictures in 1934, he was cinematographer for It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. He worked on over a hundred Three Stooges films. In 1963, he shot a record (which he shared with Harry Neumann) 11 films.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2aNMXaOSboAC&q=Henry+Freulich&pg=PA335|title=Motion Picture Photography; A History, 1891–1960|publisher=McFarland|author= Raimondo-Souto, H. Mario |date=2006|isbn=9780786484072|access-date=November 1, 2014}} He worked in television later in his career. His career continued until 1969.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/90552/Henry-Freulich/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102013909/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/90552/Henry-Freulich/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Sandra Brennan|date=2014|title=Henry Freulich – Biography – Movies & TV |access-date=November 1, 2014}}