Herman Schopp

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Herman Schopp
Born28 June 1899
Radzichower, Austria (now Radziejów, Poland)
Died8 August 1954(1954-08-08) (aged 55)
Occupationcinematographer
Known forwork with Frank Buck

Herman Schopp (28 June 1899 – 8 August 1954) was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.[1]

Early years

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Schopp was born in Radzichower, Austria (now Radziejów, Poland). He immigrated to the US (New York City) 29 August 1907.

Career

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Schopp was cinematographer of The Mysterious Pilot, Son of Ingagi, The Secret of Treasure Island, and many other films.[2][3] He was a World War II veteran.

Work with Frank Buck

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In 1937, Schopp was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

Death

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Schopp died of heart failure while filming an Errol Flynn movie, Il Maestro di Don Giovanni, in Santa Marinella, Italy.[4] A brother and a sister survived him. His ashes are interred in Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.[5]

References

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  2. ^ Movie Company Leaves to Make Film in Japan. Los Angeles Times - 23 July 1950
  3. ^ Drama . Los Angeles Times - 4 December 1951
  4. ^ Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 Record for Herman Schopp
  5. ^ Herman Schopp. Los Angeles Times. 18 September 1954
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