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Karl W. Freund
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Director, Cinematographer Born: January 16, 1890 in Königinhof, Bohemia (later Czechoslovakia) Death: May 3, 1969 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA Biography:Karl Freund was a photographer who made notable -- and notably enduring -- contributions to cinematography across a career lasting over 50 years, from the peak of the silent era into the days of widescreen theaters, and in television as well as motion pictures. Additionally, he directed several movies during the 1930s that were notable for their visual style, including two recognized horror classics: The Mummy (1932) and Mad Love (1935).
Karl W. Freund was born in Koniginhof, Bohemia, in what later became Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), in 1890. He entered the film industry as a projectionist in 1907, but his interests lay in the other end of the business and the lens, and a year later he joined the Berlin branch of Pathé Films as a newsreel cameraman. He spent the next six years as a newsreel photographer, until he encountered a brief interruption with the outbreak of the First World War.... Full Biography
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