Biography
Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (5 July 1901 – 24 February 1961) was an American cinematographer. He worked at RKO Pictures from 1931 through the 1950s and was involved in more than ninety major film projects as well as television series.
Wild began as a second cameraman and operator in 1931. He shot his first feature in 1936 and shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography for Army Girl (1938). He photographed numerous film noirs, including Murder, My Sweet (1944), The Woman on the Beach (1947) and Pitfall (1948), and served as director of photography on several Jane Russell films such as His Kind of Woman (1951), Son of Paleface (1952) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
In television he worked on The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959) and one episode of The Twilight Zone (1960).
