A Thanhouser Company cinematographer, credited on 8 Thanhouser films, 2 of which you can watch free online.
Biography
George Webber was a Thanhouser cameraman from about 1913 to 1917. Born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1876 and educated in New York, he worked as a cameraman for Lubin, World and Biograph.
For Thanhouser he photographed many films, including the 1914–1915 serials The Million Dollar Mystery and Zudora. He left briefly for the World Film Corporation in 1915 but soon returned and stayed well into 1917. He died in New York City in 1967.
A short summary written from the encyclopedia.Read Bowers’ full biography on this page ↓
Filmography
These have no online copy. Each page says what is known about where a print is held.
From the encyclopedia
From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 141 words.
George Webber was a cameraman with Thanhouser from about 1913 to 1917.
George Webber was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1876 and was educated in the public schools of New York City and at the City College of New York. His professional career included camera work for Lubin (Tillie’s Tomato Surprise), World, Biograph, and Thanhouser. For Thanhouser he photographed many films, including the 1914-1915 serials, The Million Dollar Mystery and Zudora. In April 1915 he departed from Thanhouser to join the World Film Corporation. However, he returned soon thereafter and worked well into 1917. In 1916 and 1917 his home address was 4102 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. He later went to Metro, where he photographed The Eternal Mother. George Webber died in New York City on August 29, 1967.
Note: His surname was misspelled as “Weber” in some publicity.
Bowers’ own filmography list is left out here: the filmography above lists the same films. Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “WEBBER, George.” thanhouser.org/research/people/george-webber/
