Frank Hurley
Birthday: 1885-10-15
Deathday: 1962-01-16
Birthplace: Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gender: Male
James Francis "Frank" Hurley (1885–1962) was an Australian photographer and filmmaker. He served as the official cinematographer on multiple polar expeditions, capturing raw footage that resulted in early documentary films such as Home of the Blizzard (1913) and South (1919).
Hurley also worked as an official military photographer and cinematographer during both WWI and WWII, documenting campaigns across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. His broader filmography includes directing ethnographic documentaries and serving as a principal cinematographer on Australian narrative feature films.
Credits
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1963-01-01 | Antarctic Pioneers |
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1945-01-01 | Mid-East |
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1941-08-15 | Sagebrush and Silver |
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1939-01-01 | Isle of Many Waters |
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1938-02-11 | A Nation is Built |
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1938-01-01 | Follow the Sun |
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1936-08-03 | Treasures of Katoomba |
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1934-08-05 | Here is Paradise |
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1932-06-03 | A Symphony in Steel |
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1932-03-26 | Jewel of the Pacific |
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1930-09-20 | Siege of the South |
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1926-11-06 | The Hound of the Deep |
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1926-05-22 | Jungle Woman |
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1921-12-01 | Pearls and Savages |
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1920-06-08 | Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia |
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1919-03-22 | With the Australian forces in Palestine |
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1919-01-01 | South |
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1919-01-01 | With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine |
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1913-07-19 | Home of the Blizzard |