Harry Birch was born in San Francisco in 1894. As a child he lived through the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He...
Harry Birch is a member of Camera and Electrical Department

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As per our current Database, Harry Birch has been died on 14 August, 1968 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

🎂 Harry Birch - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Harry Birch die, Harry Birch was 73 years old.

Popular As	Harry Birch
Occupation	Camera and Electrical Department
Age	73 years old
Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Born	March 9, 1895 (San Francisco, California, USA)
Birthday	March 9
Town/City	San Francisco, California, USA
Nationality	USA

🌙 Zodiac

Harry Birch’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Harry Birch was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

Harry Birch was born in San Francisco in 1894. As a child he lived through the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He moved to Los Angeles when he was a teenager going to work for a an entrepreneur named Kelly who owned movie studio and theaters.

Birch learned the trade of a projectionist. Kelly opened a theater in Chicago and sent the young Birch there work. He found his real vocation in Chicago when he became interested in shooting film and learned how to be a cameraman.

He became a newsreel cameraman for Fox News Reel around 1915, and worked in that capacity for several years, until he opened his own company called Birch Films. He continued to shoot news, but went into promotional films, scenic films, short subjects, industrials, travel films, etc.

Among the noted companies he shot for were Castle Films, travelogues for Burton Holmes the Man Who Photographed the World:, Santa Fe RR and the Chicago Northwestern RR, and Wilding Studios the former production company Essanay Film Manufacturing Studios.

He was on the activities at the "Century of Progress" at Chicago World's Fair of 1933. In 1951 he shot film for a very young Robert Altman directed a film called Modern Football.When television came into play Harry worked for WBKB the first TV station in Chicago and was in charge of the camera department.

Among the studio shows he shoe was the kids puppet show Kukla, Fran, and Ollie and continued to work until he retired at age 65. Harry passed away on 14 August 1968,in Fort Lauderdale, Florida leaving behind a huge body of historical work in both the news and entertainment industries.