L. William O'Connell

Emerging from Chicago, Illinois, L. William O'Connell entered the film world after serving as an army photographer in Siberia during World War I, then launching his cinematography career around 1918. By 1930 he had risen to head cameraman at Fox, frequently collaborating with directors such as Howard Hawks and William K. Howard, and contributing to a range of genre pictures that spanned the silent… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources