John van den Broek

Tourneur Cameraman Drowned

John van den Broek, one of the best known cameramen in the country, and for four years associated with Maurice Tourneur, met his death at Bar Harbor, Me., June 29, when a huge wave swept him off a rock on which he was operating his camera. The company was securing shots for a new picture.

Collection: Motion Picture News, July 1918

Cameraman Loses Life

John Van den Broek, for four years associated with Maurice Tourneur and one of the best-known cameramen in this country, was drowned at Bar Harbor, Me., on June 29, while taking exteriors for a forthcoming Tournear photoplay.

Mr. Broek was responsible for much of the splendid photography contained in "Barbary Sheep," "The Blue Bird" and "Prunella," and he left the Paramount forces when Mr. Tourneur formed his own producing organization.

Collection: Exhibitors Herald and Motography, July 1918