Following the completion of his work on Lawyer Man, he went to the hospital for treatment of a persistent cold.
 This developed into a sinus infection, which further worsened into an infection in his brain.
He remained in the hospital for over a week, fighting the infection, but eventually died from it.
His death at the age of 42 on October 27, 1932, shocked the film industry.
Later it was reported that the infection was meningitis.
The last two films he worked on were released posthumously.
Upon his death, American Cinematographer said, "The Motion Picture Industry lost one of its greatest cinematographers and finest gentlemen ..."
His memorial service was held at The Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale, California, after which he was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, also in Glendale.
Following the completion of his work on Lawyer Man, he went to the hospital for treatment of a persistent cold.  This developed into a sinus infection, which further worsened into an infection in his brain. He remained in the hospital for over a week, fighting the infection, but eventually died from it. His death at the age of 42 on October 27, 1932, shocked the film industry. Later it was reported that the infection was meningitis. The last two films he worked on were released posthumously. Upon his death, American Cinematographer said, "The Motion Picture Industry lost one of its greatest cinematographers and finest gentlemen ..."
His memorial service was held at The Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale, California, after which he was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, also in Glendale.
Robert Kurrle