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Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Short Story Author Born: 1895 in McKeesport, PA Death: 1990 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:The son of stage actors, Pennsylvania-born "Karl Brown" was far more intrigued by the technical end of show business; while in his teens he became a lab assistant, then a still photographer. Brown's celebrated association with "D.W. Griffith" began when the director cast him as a juvenile player in 1914. Before long, "Brown" was made the assistant of Griffith's trusted cameraman "Billy Bitzer", and in 1916 "Brown" distinguished himself by concocting the special effects for the crucifixion scenes in Griffith's "Intolerance" (1916). As a cinematographer in his own right, "Brown" became a close associate of director "James Cruze", cranking the camera for Cruze's money-making epic "The Covered Wagon". "Brown" himself turned director in the mid 1920s, but outside of "Stark Love" (1927), a remarkable semi-documentary account of North Carolina mountain folk, his films were unmemorable. He also wrote... Full Biography
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