Frank Urson

Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York. He is also credited with acting in one film, Her Gallant Knights , which starred William Garwood in 1913. Urson directed Changing Husbands . He is perhaps best known for his 1927 film Chicago , produced by Cecil B. DeMille.

He was born on March 21, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois. Urson died on August 17, 1928, at age 41 from drowning in Indian Lake, Michigan.^{[specify ]}

• Stranded (1916, cinematographer)
• Nina, the Flower Girl (1917, cinematographer)
• You're Fired (1919, cinematographer)
• The Valley of the Giants (1919, cinematographer)
• Too Much Speed (1921)
• The Hell Diggers (1921)
• Exit the Vamp (1921)
• The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
• Tillie (1922)
• The Heart Specialist (1922)
• South of Suva (1922)
• Her Man o' War (1926)
• Almost Human (1927)
• Chicago (1927)

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• Accidental deaths in Michigan
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