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William Hahn

Club Affiliation

Amateur Cinema League

Gender:

Male

Awards/Recognition:

American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1938 - Best Color
Tenth Annual Little Movie Party, 1939
American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1952 - Honorable Mention

Films:

Beyond Manila (1937)

Emerald Stairway - Sulu Seas (1951)


Biographical Notes:

"William Griffith Hahn - son of David Hahn & Maria Yrastorza, after World War II was contracted by Kodak to take pictures of the destruction of the Philippines, for the U. S. Navy."

Once lived in Baguio, Philippines. Also referenced as the superintendent of Diklom Ranch in Bukidnon, Philippines. Later noted to be living in Seattle, Washington.

Bibliographic Resources:

"Hahn & Yrastorza Union," Genealogy.com. Movie Makers, Sept. 1936, 394. Movie Makers, May 1942, 218. American Cinematographer, May 1952, 210.