Background
Fryer was born Morris Kolsky in London in 1894, the son of tailor Marks Kolsky and his wife Annie.
Fryer was born Morris Kolsky in London in 1894, the son of tailor Marks Kolsky and his wife Annie.
Aged 18, he arrived in New York on 14 May 1911 on board the ship "Majestic". He was already showing his occupation as cinematographer as shown on the ship"s manifest. In 1928 when he applied for naturalisation he was recorded as a motion picture cameraman living at 6600 Whitley Avenue (Hollywood Heights), Los Los Angeles
He was a prolific cinematographer who mainly worked on film serials.
He is known for the serials Perils of Pauline, Tailspin Tommy, Flash Gordon and Black Arrow.