William L. Finley

William L. Finley is a person.

William L. Finley

• Last: Finley
• Films: Song Birds as Neighbors
• Born: August 9, 1876
• Died: June 29, 1953

Bio

Finley was a photographer, filmmaker, and author who wrote and lectured extensively on wildlife conservation issues.

Notes

Oregon naturalist William L. Finley’s 35mm film-lecture program, “Camera Hunting in the Northland.”

Laura Cray:

He presented his films to school groups, social clubs, and libraries across North America. Finley’s films also ran as shorts before feature films in theaters around the world. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of Finley’s motion pictures have survived. Both OHS and OSU have small collections of films produced by the Finleys and Pack. The films cover a range of topics related to wildlife and conservation in the western United States. They are also often humorous and feature the range of wild animal pets kept by the family at their home in Jennings Lodge, Oregon. OSU’s films are digitized and are available online at http://oregondigital.org. In its Moving Images Collection, OHS also has a collection of undigitized films produced by the team. 

Books

Palle B. Petterson, Cameras into the Wild: A History of Early Wildlife and Expedition Filmmaking, 1895–1928

See Also

• https://www-jstor-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/stable/10.2979/filmhistory.28.1.05?seq=1
• https://media.oregonstate.edu/tag/tagid/mssfinley
• https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84017617/
• w:William L. Finley