. . . "Elgin Lessley (also credited as Lesly, Lessly, and Leslie) (June 10, 1883 - January 10, 1944) was an American hand-crank cameraman of the silent film era\u2014a period of filmmaking when virtually all special effects work had to be produced inside the camera during filming."@en . "Lessley, Elgin"@en . "Elgin Lessley"@en . . "1944Z"^^ . . "1911Z"^^ . "1883Z"^^ . "American cinematographer" . "1883-06-10Z"^^ . "1944-02-08Z"^^ . "1911Z"^^ . . . . .