James Wong Howe
Jimmie Howe
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Immigrating from Guangdong to the United States at five, James Wong Howe grew up in Washington where a childhood Brownie camera sparked his fascination with photography; after a stint as a teenage boxer he entered Hollywood as a lab assistant and quickly became a camera aide to Cecil B. DeMille, learning the craft on set. Renowned for pioneering wide-angle lenses, low-key lighting and the crab dol…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources