J. Peverell Marley

Emerging from San Jose, California, Marley entered the film world straight after high school, joining the silent-era studios and debuting as cinematographer on Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 epic The Ten Commandments. He soon became DeMille’s principal cameraman, a partnership that continued throughout his career, and later shot the 1929 drama The Godless Girl with his then-fiancée Lina Basquette. Recogn… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources