Wilky started out as a mining engineer, graduated from the University of Arizona and went to work with the Lubin Manufacturing Company in Tucson. In 1911 he worked part-time job with a movie company and he decided to seek work in the film industry. In 1915 he moved to California and worked for Universal and the American Film Company, which was located in Santa Barbara and in 1917 he went to work for the Thomas Ince Company and finally to Paramount Pictures where he worked with the DeMille brothers, Cecil B. and William. A 50 year member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Wilky died of a heart attack.
Additional info from Jeri Ferguson Jahnke:
University of Arizona [Tucson, AZ] yearbook, El Sahuaro, 1913, page 28
Yearbook photo caption:
“L GUY WILKY, BS (IN ME)
[home] Phoenix, Arizona
‘But as you know me all, a plain, blunt man.’
Football ’09-’12; baseball ’09 ’10 ’11; track ’09 ’11 ’12; University Glee Club, ’09, ’11; Photographic Artist, ‘El Sahuaro;’ Sigma Pi Alpha.
Guy comes from our rival city of Phoenix, where all good farmers grow. Not caring for country life, however, he has taken an engineering course. After his graduation he expects to join the ranks of the great artists of the day — Guy is going to be a moving picture man.”
Additional info from Jeri Ferguson Jahnke:
University of Arizona [Tucson, AZ] yearbook, El Sahuaro, 1913, page 28
Yearbook photo caption:
“L GUY WILKY, BS (IN ME)
[home] Phoenix, Arizona
‘But as you know me all, a plain, blunt man.’
Football ’09-’12; baseball ’09 ’10 ’11; track ’09 ’11 ’12; University Glee Club, ’09, ’11; Photographic Artist, ‘El Sahuaro;’ Sigma Pi Alpha.
Guy comes from our rival city of Phoenix, where all good farmers grow. Not caring for country life, however, he has taken an engineering course. After his graduation he expects to join the ranks of the great artists of the day — Guy is going to be a moving picture man.”
Wilky started out as a mining engineer, graduated from the University of Arizona and went to work with the Lubin Manufacturing Company in Tucson. In 1911 he worked part-time job with a movie company and he decided to seek work in the film industry. In 1915 he moved to California and worked for Universal and the American Film Company, which was located in Santa Barbara and in 1917 he went to work for the Thomas Ince Company and finally to Paramount Pictures where he worked with the DeMille brothers, Cecil B. and William. A 50 year member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Wilky died of a heart attack.
Additional info from Jeri Ferguson Jahnke:
University of Arizona [Tucson, AZ] yearbook, El Sahuaro, 1913, page 28
Yearbook photo caption:
“L GUY WILKY, BS (IN ME)
[home] Phoenix, Arizona
‘But as you know me all, a plain, blunt man.’
Football ’09-’12; baseball ’09 ’10 ’11; track ’09 ’11 ’12; University Glee Club, ’09, ’11; Photographic Artist, ‘El Sahuaro;’ Sigma Pi Alpha.
Guy comes from our rival city of Phoenix, where all good farmers grow. Not caring for country life, however, he has taken an engineering course. After his graduation he expects to join the ranks of the great artists of the day — Guy is going to be a moving picture man.”
Additional info from Jeri Ferguson Jahnke:
University of Arizona [Tucson, AZ] yearbook, El Sahuaro, 1913, page 28
Yearbook photo caption:
“L GUY WILKY, BS (IN ME)
[home] Phoenix, Arizona
‘But as you know me all, a plain, blunt man.’
Football ’09-’12; baseball ’09 ’10 ’11; track ’09 ’11 ’12; University Glee Club, ’09, ’11; Photographic Artist, ‘El Sahuaro;’ Sigma Pi Alpha.
Guy comes from our rival city of Phoenix, where all good farmers grow. Not caring for country life, however, he has taken an engineering course. After his graduation he expects to join the ranks of the great artists of the day — Guy is going to be a moving picture man.”
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