Archie Stout
| Archie Stout | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Archibald Job Stout March 30, 1886 Renwick, Iowa, USA |
| Died | March 10, 1973 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1914-1954 |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Grace Fuller (married 1900s-1910s), Evelyn M. Stout (married during the 1920s), Bernice Viola Weston (married 1930s-1954) |
| Children | Junius "Junior" Job Stout (1910-1941) |
Archie Stout (March 30, 1886 – March 10, 1973), A.S.C. was a second unit photographer whose career spanned from 1914 to 1954. In a career largely confined to exteriors and B movies, he provided cinematography assistance on such films as the original version of The Ten Commandments (1923) and several Hopalong Cassidy and Tarzan films. He enjoyed a long and fruitful association with John Ford, working on Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Quiet Man (1952), becoming the only 2nd unit cinematographer to receive an Academy Award. His last film was the airborne disaster movie The High and the Mighty in 1954.
Archibald "Archie" Job Stout was born in Renwick, Iowa to Frank and Mary Stout on March 30, 1886. He had one younger sister, Bessie A. Stout, who was born in 1887.
Archie Stout was marred three times. First, to Ms. Laura Grace Fuller. The couple would go on to have one son together, Junius "Junior" Stout on April 16, 1910 in San Diego, CA. Stout and Fuller divorced, and Archie would go on to marry Evelyn M. Stout during much of the 1920s. However, this marriage did not last long, and the couple divorced. By the 1930s, Archie had met and wed Bernice Viola Weston. She was fourteen years younger than Stout, but the two remained married until Archie's death in 1973.
From an early age, Archie Stout new he wanted to travel, and so he sought work that catered to this desires. He worked in hotel management in Japan and Honolulu, and in 1909, he was chosen to be "secretary to the commission in charge of the Hawaiian exhibit at the American Yukon Expedition". Archie then moved on to Los Angeles to try his hand at working in real estate, but this venture did not last long, and instead he began to work as a forest ranger.
In 1914, Mack Sennett was filming a comedy with Louise Fazenda, and it required a scene with a pelican "nibbling at [Louise's] posterior". However, the state law in California required that a representative of the fish and game committee be present at all times when handling the pelican. Archie was game warden of the fish and game commission of California at the time, and was assigned to oversee the handling of a pelican. However, several days after the scene with the pelican, Stout continued to observe and speak to Mack Sennett and his lead cameraman, Fred Jackman, throughout the rest of the shoot. Jackman, taking a liking to Stout, and in need of background shots, asked if Stout would be interested in getting the shots for him. Stout eagerly agreed, and after a brief lesson on how the camera worked, went up into the High Sierras to get the shots. Once the film was developed, Jackman saw the potential in Stout's abilities and hired him immediately.
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