Harry A. Gant
Harry Arthur Gant (February 11, 1881 - July 26, 1967)[1] was a cinematographer and film director whose work includes African American films. He directed for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. He was the only white person at the film company.[2]
He joined the African American film company after meeting Noble Johnson on a Universal Pictures set.[3] Gant worked at the film company while also continuing to work for a major studio. He was also a stockholder in the fledgling film company.[4] UCLA has a photograph of Gant and Johnson.[5]
Filmography[edit]
- Behind the Lines (1916), cinematographer
- The Secret of the Swamp (1916), cinematographer
- The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916), director
- The Trooper of Troop K (1916), director
- A Man's Duty (1919)
- By Right of Birth (1921), director
References[edit]
- ^ Gant, Harry Arthur (22 September 2009). I Saw Them Ride Away:Memoirs of Harry Arthur Grant. ISBN 9781441402349. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Reid, Mark A.; Reid, Reviewer Mark A. (February 23, 1993). Redefining Black Film. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520079021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Garcia, Desirée J. (August 1, 2014). The Migration of Musical Film: From Ethnic Margins to American Mainstream. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813574271 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Brothers Became Film Pioneers". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1998.
- ^ "Noble Johnson and Harry Gant [photograph] | UCLA". dl.library.ucla.edu.