Born Abraham Fried in c.1897, he was a cinematographer in early Hollywood specializing in outdoor and early western cinema. He died tragically along with 9 others while filming Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) off the coast near Santa Monica, the plane he was filming on collided with another plane. Both planes burst into flames before crashing into the ocean. Among the dead were the director, Kenneth Hawks and three other cameramen George Eastman, Otho Jordan, Ben Frankel and Max Gold, the Assistant Director, two property men and the two pilots.
Conrad Wells has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Signature works include Such Men Are Dangerous, Let's Go Places, Dry Martini. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
