Elgin Lessley

  • Known for: Cinematographer
  • Date of birth: 1883. January 10.
  • Place of birth: Higbee, Missouri, USA

Elgin Lessley (also credited as Lesly, Lessly, and Leslie) (June 10, 1883 - January 10, 1944) was an American hand-crank cameraman of the silent film era—a period of filmmaking when virtually all special effects work had to be produced inside the camera during filming. Though Lessley worked earlie...

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