L. William O'Connell

L. William O'Connell (sometimes credited as L.W. O'Connell, and nicknamed "Connie") was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood between 1918 and 1950 (starting during the silent era).^[1] He frequently worked with directors Howard Hawks and William K. Howard.^[2][3][4][5]

L. William O'Connell
Born	Lewis William O'Connell July 31, 1890 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	February 1985 (aged 94) Pinopolis, South Carolina, USA
Years active	circa.1918-1950
Spouse	Joyce Burns
Children	Lew (son)

Biography

William was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lewis O'Connell and Caroline Stumpf. He appears to have started his career as a cinematographer around 1918, although he left Los Angeles for a time while serving in World War I, working as an army photographer in Siberia.^[6] By 1930, he was the head cameraman at Fox.^[7] He married Joyce Burns, a Busby Berkeley dancing girl, and the pair had a son, Lew, together, who became a sound editor in the film industry.^[8]

Selected filmography

• Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)
• Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
• Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
• Assigned to Danger (1948)
• Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
• Repeat Performance (1947)
• Lost Honeymoon (1947)
• The Devil on Wheels (1947)
• Bringing Up Father (1946)
• Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
• The Desert Horseman (1946)
• Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
• Life with Blondie (1945)
• Adventures of Rusty (1945)
• The Monster and the Ape (1945)
• The Power of the Whistler (1945)
• The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
• Dancing in Manhattan (1944)
• The Missing Juror (1944)
• Sergeant Mike (1944)
• One Mysterious Night (1944)
• Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
• Louisiana Hayride (1944)
• Stars on Parade (1944)
• Hey, Rookie (1944)
• The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)
• Beautiful But Broke (1944)
• The Return of the Vampire (1943)
• Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
• Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
• Passport to Suez (1943)
• Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
• The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)
• Murder in Times Square (1943)
• After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
• One Dangerous Night (1943)
• Get Hep to Love (1942)
• Rubber Racketeers (1942)
• Klondike Fury (1942)
• Dangerously They Live (1941)
• The Blonde from Singapore (1941)
• The Stork Pays Off (1941)
• Mystery Ship (1941)
• Money and the Woman (1940)
• Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
• Flight Angels (1940)
• Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
• Calling Philo Vance (1940)
• Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
• Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
• The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
• Heart of the North (1938)
• Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)
• Broadway Musketeers (1938)
• When Were You Born (1938)
• Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
• Mystery House (1938)
• Accidents Will Happen (1938)
• The Invisible Menace (1938)
• She Loved a Fireman (1937)
• West of Shanghai (1937)
• Alcatraz Island (1937)
• White Bondage (1937)
• Public Wedding (1937)
• The Cherokee Strip (1937)
• Land Beyond the Law (1937)
• Penrod and Sam (1937)
• Once a Doctor (1937)
• 1936 King of Hockey (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1936 Polo Joe (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
• 1936 Bengal Tiger
• 1936/I The Big Noise (as L. Wm. O'Connell)
• 1936 Treachery Rides the Range (photography)
• 1936 Times Square Playboy
• 1936 Road Gang (as L. O'Connell)
• 1935 Man of Iron (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1935 In Old Kentucky
• 1935 Music Is Magic (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1935 Here's to Romance (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1935 Spring Tonic (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1935 Under Pressure (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1934 Bachelor of Arts
• 1934 Charlie Chan in London (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1934 Pursued
• 1934 Baby, Take a Bow (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1934 Such Women Are Dangerous
• 1934 Stand Up and Cheer! (as L.W. O'Connell, photography)
• 1933 No dejes la puerta abierta (uncredited)
• 1933 "Best of Enemies"
• 1933 Trick for Trick
• 1933 Humanity
• 1933 Olsen's Big Moment
• 1932 Forbidden Trail (as L.W.M. O'Connell, photography)
• 1932 Rackety Rax
• 1932 White Eagle (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
• Forbidden Trail (1932)
• Scarface (1932) (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1932 The Big Timer (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
• 1932 The Menace (as L. Wm. O'Connell)
• 1931 Maker of Men (as L. Wm. O'Connell, photography)
• 1931 Border Law (as L.W. O'Connell, photographed by)
• 1931 Three Girls Lost
• 1930 The Princess and the Plumber
• 1930 Renegades
• 1930 Wild Company
• 1930 On the Level
• 1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930
• 1930 The Three Sisters
• 1930 Such Men Are Dangerous (as L.W.M. O'Connell)
• 1930 Cameo Kirby
• 1929 Big Time
• 1929 Chasing Through Europe (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1929 The One Woman Idea
• 1929 Blue Skies (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1929 Making the Grade
• 1928 4 Devils
• 1928 Fazil
• 1928 A Girl in Every Port (as L.Wm. O'Connell, photographed by)
• 1927 Wolf Fangs
• 1927 Paid to Love
• 1927 Slaves of Beauty
• 1927 The Cradle Snatchers
• 1927 The Monkey Talks (as L. Wm. O'Connell)
• 1927 The Lunatic at Large
• 1926 April Fool
• 1926 Custer of Big Horn
• 1926 No Babies Wanted
• 1926 The Bells
• Sir Lumberjack (1926)
• 1925 The Unchastened Woman
• 1925 My Son
• 1925 The Redeeming Sin (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1924 The Beloved Brute
• 1924 Behold This Woman
• 1924 Through the Dark
• Fashionable Fakers (1923) (as William O'Connell)
• 1923 An Old Sweetheart of Mine
• The Fourth Musketeer (1923)
• 1923 The Woman of Bronze (as William O'Connell)
• 1922 Enter Madame
• The Hands of Nara (1922) (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1922 Come on Over
• 1921 They Shall Pay (as William O'Connell)
• 1921 A Broken Doll
• 1921 The Sky Pilot
• 1920 The Little Grey Mouse
• 1920 Suds (as L.W. O'Connell)
• 1918 Missing (as William O'Connell)