Herman Schopp
Encyclopedia
Herman Schopp is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, age 55) was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
serial Jungle Menace
Jungle Menace
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.
Early years
Schopp was born in Radzichower, AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(now Radziejów
Radziejów
Radziejów is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 .-History:...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
). He immigrated to the US (New York City) 29 August 1907.
Career
Schopp was cinematographer of The Mysterious PilotThe Mysterious Pilot
The Mysterious Pilot is a Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks...
, Son of Ingagi, The Secret of Treasure Island
The Secret of Treasure Island
The Secret of Treasure Island is a Columbia movie serial based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. The serial is broken into fifteen chapters. Reporter Larry Kent travels to an island in the Caribbean to investigate the disappearance of his colleague, and discovers that the island...
, and many other films.
Work with Frank Buck
In 1937, Schopp was a cinematographer of the Frank BuckFrank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
serial Jungle Menace
Jungle Menace
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.
Death
Schopp died while filming an Erroll Flynn movie, Il Maestro di Don Giovanni, in Santa MarinellaSanta Marinella
Santa Marinella is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 km northwest of Rome.It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa , and a medieval castle.-History:...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. A brother and a sister survived him. He is buried in Beth Olam Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, originally called Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles, California. It is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood...
in Los Angeles.