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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 The Birth of a Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms (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

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Birth of a Nation

6.1

Cinematographer

1915

Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms (1919)

Broken Blossoms

7.2

Cinematographer(photography by)

1919

Logging in Maine

4.4

Short

Cinematographer

1906

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

7.7

Cinematographer

1916

Credits

Cinematographer

Footlight Varieties
4.9
- Cinematographer (segment Confidence)
- 1951
The Passing Show
6.6
- Cinematographer
- 1933
Lady of the Night
6.7
- Cinematographer (photography by)
- 1929
The Battle of the Sexes
6.5
- Cinematographer (as Billy Bitzer, photography by)
- 1928
Drums of Love
5.6
- Cinematographer (photography by)
- 1928
The Midnight Girl
5.8
- Cinematographer (as William Bitzer)
- 1925
Love and Sacrifice
6.3
- Cinematographer
- 1924
The White Rose
6.2
- Cinematographer
- 1923
Sure-Fire Flint
- Cinematographer (as Billy Bitzer)
- 1922
Orphans of the Storm
7.3
- Cinematographer
- 1921
Way Down East
7.3
- Cinematographer (camera, uncredited)
- 1920
The Love Flower
6.1
- Cinematographer
- 1920
The Idol Dancer
5.1
- Cinematographer
- 1920
The Greatest Question
6.0
- Cinematographer
- 1919
Scarlet Days
5.3
- Cinematographer
- 1919

Director

Adventures of 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
4.6
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
3.9
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
- 5′ 7″ (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 The Birth of a 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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