Kenneth Peach
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Kenneth D. Peach, Sr. was an American cinematographer
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Kenneth D. Peach Sr. was born in El Reno, Indian Territory
(in what is now Oklahoma
). Peach entered the film industry in 1923 and became a director of photography in 1926. He worked with composite processes, miniatures, montages and matte shots for Tiffany Pictures for two years, then joined Fred Jackman's technical effects department at Warner Bros.- First National for three years. In 1931 he joined RKO Pictures' special effects department. In 1933 he began a long association with producer Hal Roach of Hal Roach Studios
,, where he shot several Laurel and Hardy
films (Dirty Work
, Sons of the Desert
). In his later career, he worked in both film
and television
, in TV series such as Lassie
(73 episodes, 1958–1960), The Outer Limits
(25 episodes, 1964–1965), H.R. Pufnstuf
(17 episodes, 1969–1970), Taxi
(59 episodes, 1980–1983), before retiring in 1984.
He was married to actress Pauline Curley
from 1922 until his death. He had two sons, Kenneth Peach, Jr., also a cinematographer, and Martin Peach, who has some minor credits as a grip
. Ken Peach Jr. died March 22, 2006, at age 65. Presently, Martin Peach works as a 'key grip' for Disney's children's TV series, Wizards of Waverly Place
.
Kenneth D. Peach Sr. died on 27 February 1988, a week before his 85th birthday. He and wife Pauline (who died 16 December 2000, only three days before her 97th birthday) are buried in the Lincoln Terrace section, of Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery
in Los Angeles, CA.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
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Kenneth D. Peach Sr. was born in El Reno, Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
(in what is now Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
). Peach entered the film industry in 1923 and became a director of photography in 1926. He worked with composite processes, miniatures, montages and matte shots for Tiffany Pictures for two years, then joined Fred Jackman's technical effects department at Warner Bros.- First National for three years. In 1931 he joined RKO Pictures' special effects department. In 1933 he began a long association with producer Hal Roach of Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
,, where he shot several Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
films (Dirty Work
Dirty Work
- Films and television :*Dirty Work , a 1933 American comedy short starring comic duo Laurel and Hardy*Dirty Work , a 1934 British comedy film...
, Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert is a 1933 American film starring Laurel and Hardy, and directed by William A. Seiter. It was first released in the United States on December 29, 1933 and is regarded as one of Laurel and Hardy's greatest films...
). In his later career, he worked in both film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, in TV series such as Lassie
Lassie (1954 TV series)
Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973...
(73 episodes, 1958–1960), The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)
The Outer Limits is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1965. The series is similar in style to the earlier The Twilight Zone, but with a greater emphasis on science fiction, rather than fantasy stories...
(25 episodes, 1964–1965), H.R. Pufnstuf
H.R. Pufnstuf
H.R. Pufnstuf was a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet program. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast September 6, 1969 to September 4, 1971...
(17 episodes, 1969–1970), Taxi
Taxi (TV series)
Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher...
(59 episodes, 1980–1983), before retiring in 1984.
He was married to actress Pauline Curley
Pauline Curley
Pauline Curley was a vaudeville and silent film actress from Holyoke, Massachusetts.Her film career spanned much of the silent era, from 1912-1929. She married cinematographer Kenneth Peach in 1923, taking his last name as Pauline Curley Peach and remaining married until his death in 1988. They...
from 1922 until his death. He had two sons, Kenneth Peach, Jr., also a cinematographer, and Martin Peach, who has some minor credits as a grip
Grip (job)
In the U.S. and Canada, grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions...
. Ken Peach Jr. died March 22, 2006, at age 65. Presently, Martin Peach works as a 'key grip' for Disney's children's TV series, Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
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Kenneth D. Peach Sr. died on 27 February 1988, a week before his 85th birthday. He and wife Pauline (who died 16 December 2000, only three days before her 97th birthday) are buried in the Lincoln Terrace section, of Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery is part of the Forest Lawn chain of Southern California cemeteries. It is at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, on the lower north slope at the far east end of the Santa Monica...
in Los Angeles, CA.