R.I.P. James Glennon, Cinematographer (Election, Citizen Ruth, El Norte) age 64.

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He died two weeks ago. Complications from Prostrate Surgery.

"---- American cinematographer and something of a Renaissance man. The son of famed cinematographer Bert Glennon, James Glennon and his brothers learned photography at their father's feet. (Their mother was script supervisor Mary Coleman.) James Glennon began work in the Warner Bros. mail room, where he often was assigned to make deliveries to studio head Jack L. Warner because the other mail clerks were afraid of Warner. Warner advised Glennon to buy a motion picture camera and rent it out, offering his own services for free....."

His full bio is here. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322694/bio
He was the son of legendary cinematographer Bert Glennon.


on edit -- DUers, (guys)get your prostrates checked, please.

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1. El Norte is one of my favorite films of all time!

The best film ever about immigration, and still completely relevant today.

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2. That film's (1983) important as one of the first of the Indie film era.

It was pre Sundance, pre Indie Spirit Award.

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3. kick for the day crowd.