Vernon L. Walker

Vernon L. Walker
Born	May 2, 1894 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died	March 1, 1948 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Special effects artist, cinematographer
Years active	1920–1948

Vernon L. Walker (May 2, 1894 – March 1, 1948) was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. He worked on more than 220 films during his career, starting out as a head cameraman for Otis B. Thayer's Art-O-Graf Film Company in 1919.

Selected filmography

Walker was nominated for four Academy Awards:

• Swiss Family Robinson (1940)^[1]
• The Navy Comes Through (1942)^[2]
• Bombardier (1943)^[3]
• Days of Glory (1944)^[4]

References

1. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
2. "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
3. "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
4. "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-23.

External links

• Vernon L. Walker at the Internet Movie Database
• Vernon L. Walker at Find a Grave