宗霑
(James Wong)
"宗沾, Zōngzhān, Tsung-chan, Tung Jim, Zung-zim"
Howe
formerly 黃 aka 黄, Huáng, Huang, Wong
Born in 中國廣東江門台山
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sanora Babb
— married
1937 (to 12 Jul 1976) in Paris, Seine, France
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2018
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Biography
James Wong (黃) Howe was a Californian.
James Wong (黃) Howe is Notable.
Wong Tung Jim, A.S.C. (Chinese: 黃宗霑; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976), known professionally as James Wong Howe (Houghto), was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films.
Howe met his wife, a white woman named Sanora Babb, before World War II. They traveled to Paris in 1937 to marry, but their marriage was not recognized by the state of California until 1948, after the law banning interracial marriage was abolished. Due to the ban, the "morals clause" in Howe's studio contracts prohibited him from publicly acknowledging his marriage to Babb. They would not cohabit due to his traditional Chinese views, so they had separate apartments in the same building.
During the early years of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, Babb was blacklisted due to supposedly having Communist ties from her marriage to Howe; she relocated to Mexico City to protect the "graylisted" Howe from racial harassment.
Howe raised his godson, producer and director Martin Fong, after Fong arrived in the United States.
He is buried at Pierce Bros. Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.[1]
Sources
See also:
- Wikipedia: James Wong Howe
- Wikidata: Item Q266521
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