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

References

  1. Gant, Harry Arthur (22 September 2009). I Saw Them Ride Away:Memoirs of Harry Arthur Grant. ISBN 9781441402349. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. Reid, Mark A.; Reid, Reviewer Mark A. (February 23, 1993). Redefining Black Film. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520079021 via Google Books.
  3. 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.
  4. "Brothers Became Film Pioneers". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1998.
  5. "Noble Johnson and Harry Gant [photograph] | UCLA". dl.library.ucla.edu.
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