Elmer Dyer, A.S.C. (August 24, 1892 – February 8, 1970) was an American cinematographer, the first film

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to specialize in

aerial photography Aerial photography (or airborne imagery) is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other airborne platforms. When taking motion pictures, it is also known as aerial videography. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircra ...

. Dyer was born in

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...

and died in

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. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Dyer was assigned to the Army's Motion Picture Unit. He was nominated for an

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for his photography in ''Air Force'' (1943).

Selected filmography

* ''

Code of the Northwest ''Code of the Northwest'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Frank S. Mattison and starring Tom London, Frank Austin and Shirley Palmer.Munden, p. 135-36 Synopsis In Canada a Mountie is assisted by his police dog to bring in ...

'' (1926)

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* 1892 births 1970 deaths People from Lawrence, Kansas American cinematographers Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery United States Army personnel of World War II {{US-cinematographer-stub