Herman Schopp | |
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Born | 28 June 1899 Radzichower, Austria (now Radziejów, Poland) |
Died | 8 August 1954 Santa Marinella, Italy | (aged 55)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | cinematographer |
Known for | work with Frank Buck |
Herman Schopp (28 June 1899 – 8 August 1954) was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.[1]
Schopp was born in Radzichower, Austria (now Radziejów, Poland). He immigrated to the US (New York City) 29 August 1907.
Schopp was cinematographer of The Mysterious Pilot, Son of Ingagi, The Secret of Treasure Island, and many other films.[2][3] He was a World War II veteran.
In 1937, Schopp was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.
Schopp died of heart failure while filming an Errol Flynn movie, Il Maestro di Don Giovanni, in Santa Marinella, Italy.[4] A brother and a sister survived him. His ashes are interred in Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.[5]