Sol Halperin

Sol Halperin
Born	(1902-02-16)February 16, 1902 Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died	May 4, 1977(1977-05-04) (aged 75) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Other names	Sol Halprin
Occupation(s)	Special effects artist and cinematographer
Years active	1928–1959
Family	Richard H. Kline (nephew) (born 1926)

Sol Halperin (February 16, 1902 – May 4, 1977) was an American special effects artist as well as a cinematographer. He was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards for Best Special Effects, for the film Captain Eddie. His nomination was shared with Fred Sersen, Roger Heman Sr. and Harry M. Leonard.^[1]

His nephew is Academy Award nominee Richard H. Kline.

Selected filmography

Special effects

Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Captain Eddie (1945)
Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
Centennial Summer (1946)

As a cinematographer

Wild West Romance (1928)
Girl-Shy Cowboy (1928)
Taking a Chance (1928) (as Sol Halprin)
Married in Hollywood (1929)
Double Cross Roads (1930)
The Robe (1953); co-developed the CinemaScope process with Gordon Laube and Earl Ira Sponable