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Darmour underwent an abdominal operation in late 1941 and never recovered; he died three months later. His production units became the responsibility of
Columbia staff producer Rudolph C. Flothow. The Majestic physical plant, known informally as "the Darmour studio," continued to operate as the Larry
114:, he entered the motion picture industry as a film inspector for the Gaumont company. Within the year he was a newsreel cameraman, offering his footage to both the Gaumont and the Mutual weekly newsreels. He enlisted in the U. S. Army during
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and served in the Signal Corps as a cameraman. He had the distinction of being the first
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94:(1895–1942) was an American film producer, operator of
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110:, New York. After completing his education at
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44:Lawrence J. Darmour (189
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899:The Great Plane Robbery
167:, then FBO's successor
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851:The Law Comes to Texas
371:The Vanishing Frontier
27:American film producer
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993:Motion Picture Herald
779:Crime Takes a Holiday
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563:Shadows of the Orient
499:The Sin of Nora Moran
305:Terry and the Pirates
891:Passport to Alcatraz
763:Making the Headlines
667:The Fugitive Sheriff
355:Defenders of the Law
112:Princeton University
106:Darmour was born in
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723:The Rangers Step In
627:Heroes of the Range
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883:Trapped in the Sky
867:Lone Star Pioneers
843:Whispering Enemies
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683:The Unknown Ranger
595:Motive for Revenge
515:The Scarlet Letter
459:The World Gone Mad
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387:The Unwritten Law
327:Illness and death
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336:Filmography
275:Ken Maynard
243:Dwight Frye
221:Molly O'Day
179:Thelma Hill
142:Los Angeles
138:Stan Laurel
116:World War I
1055:Categories
980:References
363:Air Eagles
347:Sea Devils
216:Sea Devils
183:Bud Duncan
74:Occupation
287:Jack Fier
279:Bob Allen
271:Jack Holt
187:Karl Dane
1030:B Movies
235:Fay Wray
134:Joe Rock
77:Producer
427:Gun Law
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