Frank V. Phillips

Frank Van Tuyl Phillips was an American cinematographer and film teacher, who worked on many of the Disney films during the 1960s and 1970s. Having done some 2nd Unit photography for Walt Disney on Mary Poppins, The Gnome-Mobile, and Lt. Robin Crusoe USN, he was offered a contract to work full time on many of Disney's television projects and feature films, like Scandalous John, The Black Hole, Escape to Witch Mountain, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and The Shaggy D.A.
Phillips was born in Illinois, but his moved to California later on. As a child, he was a neighborhood kid near Walt Disney's original garage studio. Dreaming of a football career at Notre Dame while attending Hollywood High School, he was befriended by the son of the manager of the Grumman's Chinese Theater. There was an opening for a summer job at Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios. he went from working in the laboratory shipping department to being a camera operator with Harry Stradling, Sr. ASC taking him under his wing. In time, Frank was ready to operate and was given the opportunity on King Solomon's Mine, Singing in the Rain, Giant, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Barkleys of Broadway, and The Bad Seed.
With the television industry looking for experienced cameramen, Phillips soon found work on shows, like Navy Log, Have Gun Will Travel, The Cara Williams Show, 12 O'Clock High, Perry Mason, Hong Kong, Hotel de Paree, The Wild Wild West, Border Patrol, Gunsmoke, and Hawaii Five-0.
He died 5 days after his 82nd birthday.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1958-1976	The Magical World of Disney 	CinematographerDirector of Photography
1964 	Mary Poppins 	Second Unit Photography - uncredited
1966 	Lt. Robin Crusoe USN 	Cinematographer - uncredited
1967 	The Gnome-Mobile 	Second Unit Photography - uncredited
1967 	Mosby's Marauders 	Director of Photography
1968 	The Young Loner 	Cinematographer
1968 	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	Director of Photography
1969 	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn 	Cinematographer
1969 	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 	Director of Photography
1970 	The Wild Country 	Cinematographer
1970 	Scandalous John 	Director of Photography
1971 	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Director of Photography
1971 	The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove 	Director of Photography
1972 	Now You See Him, Now You Don't 	Director of Photography
1972 	Snowball Express 	Director of Photography
1973 	The World's Greatest Athlete 	Director of Photography
1974 	Hog Wild 	Cinematographer
1974 	Herbie Rides Again 	Director of Photography
1974 	Return of the Big Cat 	Cinematographer
1974 	The Island at the Top of the World 	Director of Photography
1975 	Escape to Witch Mountain 	Director of Photography
1975 	The Apple Dumpling Gang 	Director of Photography
1976 	The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper 	Cinematographer
1976 	No Deposit, No Return 	Director of Photography
1976 	Treasure of Matecumbe 	Director of Photography
1976 	Gus 	Cinematographer
1976 	The Shaggy D.A. 	Director of Photography
1977 	Pete's Dragon 	Director of Photography
1978 	Return from Witch Mountain 	Director of Photography
1978 	Hot Lead and Cold Feet 	Director of Photography
1979 	The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 	Cinematographer
1979 	The Black Hole 	Director of Photography
1980 	Midnight Madness 	Director of Photography
1980 	Herbie Goes Bananas 	Director of Photography
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