Alfred E. Gold(1900-1959)
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred E. Gold was a top cameraman with United
Press Movietone News for a number of years. He was one of three cameramen to capture on film
the Hindenburg dirigible as it burst into flames while attempting to
land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester Township, New
Jersey.
Upon returning from his European vacation in July of 1956, former President Harry S. Truman stopped to shake Gold's hand as he was filming the event from atop his car. Truman had just learned, probably from another cameraman, that Gold was planning to retire.
Upon returning from his European vacation in July of 1956, former President Harry S. Truman stopped to shake Gold's hand as he was filming the event from atop his car. Truman had just learned, probably from another cameraman, that Gold was planning to retire.