Leroy G. Phelps
Leroy G. Phelps | |
|---|---|
 Leroy G. Phelps | |
| Born | April 27, 1892 |
| Died | February 16, 1964 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Known for | work with Frank Buck |
| Spouse(s) | Minerva Phelps (divorced 1949) Elfrida Johnson Phelps |
Leroy Garfield Phelps (April 27, 1892 in New York City – February 16, 1964 in Freeport, Long Island) was a cinematographer who filmed Frank Buck’s second movie, Wild Cargo.
Early career[edit]
Phelps was official photographer of Yale University from 1920 to 1932. A year later, he accompanied Frank Buck to India, Ceylon, Sumatra and Malaya, where he filmed Wild Cargo.
Work with Frank Buck[edit]
While making Wild Cargo, Phelps was nearly crippled by an infection he acquired after scratching himself on a poisonous renghus tree in the jungle. Buck and Phelps were almost trampled by a herd of stampeding water buffalo, and were spared only when the animals changed direction at the last moment.[1] Phelps was cinematographer for some of the sequences in Buck's 1941 film Jungle Cavalcade.[2]
Later career[edit]
Phelps joined the Armand Denis- Leila Roosevelt Expedition to Africa and the Far East, and was associate producer of Wheels Across Africa, Wheels Across India and Dangerous Journey.
South Seas Documentary[edit]
While acting as a civilian pool photographer for the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, Phelps made a documentary film of the inhabitants of Likiep Atoll, which was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
Death[edit]
Phelps died at his home in Freeport, Long Island. He is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, Long Island.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wesley S. Griswold. Stalking Asia's fiercest wildlife with a movie camera involved New Haven photographer in thrilling adventures. Hartford Courant April 8, 1934, p D1
- ^ Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University Press. pp. x–xi. ISBN 0-89672-582-0.
- ^ Leroy G. Phelps, 71, photographer, dies. New York Times. February 18, 1964
External links[edit]
Leroy G. Phelps on the Internet Movie Database [1]
