Gerald Bertram Fairbanks was born in San Francisco, California USA on November 1, 1904, and survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He began his career in film as a cameraman on silent movies (John Barrymore's "The Sea Beast") followed by work on early sound productions such as Howard Hughes' film "Hell's Angels" where he participated both as a biplane pilot and aerial cinematographer for the extensive WWI dogfight scenes. Wikipedia
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