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Garrett Brown

American cinematographer
Person human Q1381489

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
April 6, 1942
Place of birth
Long Branch
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
cinematographer, inventor
Educated at
Haverford High School[6]
Award received
National Inventors Hall of Fame[7]
Different from
Garrett Brown, Jr., Garrett M. Brown[11][12]
Family name
Brown[9]
Given name
Garrett[10]
P14750
9FD7-5533-A2E0-605D-7310[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Garrett Brown ar غاريت براون fa گرت براون fr Garett Brown fr Garret Brown he גארט בראון ja ギャレット・ブラウン pt Garret Brown ru Гаррет Браун zh 加勒特·布朗 zh 嘉瑞特·布朗
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000030935027
VIAF cluster ID
33538286
Library of Congress authority ID
n88028206
GND ID
1293204641
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
611
AllMovie person ID
p353863
Awards & Winners artist ID
03kppt
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
169477031
Ciné-Ressources person ID
157201
Danish National Filmography person ID
10947
Europeana entity
agent/base/150695
FAST ID
241551
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Film.ru person ID
garrett-braun
Freebase ID
/m/03kppt
IMDb ID
nm0113593
Kinobox person ID
152661
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000369568
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
garrett-w-brown
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007364901005171
Swedish Film Database person ID
349598
TMDB person ID
1399143
Television Academy Foundation interviewee ID
garrett-brown
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdmff9dvC4GHg9DGQtBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/71c68807-2f25-4cce-9879-b9beb62c103c
ČSFD person ID
139286

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
inventor, cinematographer
Award received 1
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Garrett M. Brown
Family name 1
Brown
Given name 1
Garrett
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Long Branch
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Garrett M. Brown
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Steadicam
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Summary

Born in Long Branch[1], he… he was born on April 6, 1942[2]. He worked as a cinematographer[3] and inventor[4].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Steadicam[14], a brand[15], in United States[16], founded in 1975[17].

FAQs

Where was Garrett Brown born?

Garrett Brown was born in Long Branch[1].

What did Garrett Brown do for work?

Garrett Brown worked as cinematographer[3] and inventor[4].

Where did Garrett Brown go to school?

Garrett Brown was educated at Haverford High School[6].

What awards did Garrett Brown receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[7].

What did Garrett Brown discover?

Garrett Brown is credited as discoverer of Steadicam[14].

Related Entities

Steadicam United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · Sterling-Dee · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Garrett Brown (Camera operator)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Commons category: Garrett Brown (Camera operator)"
  2. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9FD7-5533-A2E0-605D-7310
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 9FD7-5533-A2E0-605D-7310, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Place of birth → Long Branch
    Educated at → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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