William H. Clothier

Emerging from Decatur, Illinois, Clothier broke into Hollywood by painting sets at Warner Bros. before transitioning to camera work at the close of the silent era, where he captured scenes for titles such as Wings and Ernst Lubitsch’s The Patriot. After a stint in Spain and service as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Forces, he returned to cinematography and became John Wayne’s preferred direc… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources