To my knowledge the late academic Thomas L. Erskine was not known as a prolific writer on film and filmmakers yet his entry on Robert Krasker at encyclopaedia.com is one of the best and least inaccurate that I have seen.
Fact Checks
- “Born: Perth, Western Australia, 12 August 1913.” – Robert Krasker was born in Alexandria on 21 August 1913 during a stopover by his parents who were on a business trip from Australia to Europe and back. His birth was registered after their return to Perth, Western Australia.
- “Assistant at Paramount Studios, Paris; … “ – Robert Krasker was American cinematographer Philip Tannura’s camera assistant and translator at Les Studios Paramount in Joinville-le-Pont in south-eastern Paris.
- “1932—assistant to Georges Périnal at London Films, England; … “ – Robert Krasker was French cinematographer Georges Périnal’s camera operator and also operated for other cinematographers there.
- “1943—first film as cinematographer, The Lamp Still Burns. … “ – I suggest referring to The Robert Krasker Project’s Filmography page which contains a detailed list of the films upon which Robert Krasker worked in various capacities.
- “Although he lacked experience in Technicolor, Krasker achieved some stunning shots, … “ – I would not discount Robert Krasker’s years of experience as camera operator to Director of Photography Georges Périnal and others at Alexander Korda’s Denham Studios where Technicolor’s processing laboratory was located. The Technicolor films he photographed in that capacity include Over the Moon, The Drum, The Four Feathers and The Thief of Bagdad, and I suspect he might have learned a thing or two about Technicolor from them.
The Robert Krasker Project 