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Leon Shamroy

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
2

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 16, 1901 (125 years old)

Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA

Leon Shamroy

Biography

Leon Shamroy (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. During his half-century career, he earned a record 18 Academy Award nominations (tied with Charles Lang) for Best Cinematography with a record 4 wins (tied with Joseph Ruttenberg).

Known For

Camera

1970Prudence and the Chief...Director of Photography
1969Footprints on the Moon...Director of Photography
1969Justine...Director of Photography
1968Skidoo...Director of Photography
1968The Secret Life of an American Wife...Director of Photography
1968Planet of the Apes...Director of Photography
1967Caprice...Director of Photography
1966The Glass Bottom Boat...Director of Photography
1965Do Not Disturb...Director of Photography
1965The Agony and the Ecstasy...Director of Photography
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!...Director of Photography
1964What a Way to Go!...Director of Photography
1963The Cardinal...Director of Photography
1963Cleopatra...Director of Photography
1962Tender Is the Night...Director of Photography
1961Snow White and the Three Stooges...Director of Photography
1960North to Alaska...Director of Photography
1960Wake Me When It's Over...Director of Photography
1959Beloved Infidel...Director of Photography
1959The Blue Angel...Director of Photography
1959Porgy and Bess...Director of Photography
1958Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!...Director of Photography
1958The Bravados...Director of Photography
1958South Pacific...Director of Photography
1957Desk Set...Director of Photography
1956The Girl Can't Help It...Director of Photography
1956The Best Things in Life Are Free...Director of Photography
1956The King and I...Director of Photography
1955Good Morning, Miss Dove...Director of Photography
1955Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing...Director of Photography
1955Daddy Long Legs...Director of Photography
1954There's No Business Like Show Business...Director of Photography
1954The Egyptian...Director of Photography
1953King of the Khyber Rifles...Director of Photography
1953The Robe...Director of Photography
1953White Witch Doctor...Director of Photography
1953The Girl Next Door...Director of Photography
1953Call Me Madam...Director of Photography
1953Down Among the Sheltering Palms...Director of Photography
1953Tonight We Sing...Director of Photography
1952The Snows of Kilimanjaro...Director of Photography
1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie...Director of Photography
1952With a Song in My Heart...Director of Photography
1951David and Bathsheba...Director of Photography
1951On the Riviera...Director of Photography
1950Two Flags West...Director of Photography
1950Cheaper by the Dozen...Director of Photography
1949Twelve O'Clock High...Director of Photography
1949Prince of Foxes...Director of Photography
1948That Lady in Ermine...Director of Photography
1947Daisy Kenyon...Director of Photography
1947Forever Amber...Director of Photography
1947The Shocking Miss Pilgrim...Director of Photography
1945Leave Her to Heaven...Director of Photography
1945State Fair...Director of Photography
1945Where Do We Go from Here?...Director of Photography
1945A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...Director of Photography
1944Greenwich Village...Director of Photography
1944Wilson...Director of Photography
1944Buffalo Bill...Director of Photography
1943Claudia...Director of Photography
1943Stormy Weather...Director of Photography
1943Crash Dive...Director of Photography
1942The Black Swan...Director of Photography
1942Ten Gentlemen from West Point...Director of Photography
1942Roxie Hart...Director of Photography
1941Confirm or Deny...Director of Photography
1941A Yank in the R.A.F....Director of Photography
1941Moon Over Miami...Director of Photography
1941The Great American Broadcast...Director of Photography
1941That Night in Rio...Director of Photography
1940Tin Pan Alley...Director of Photography
1940Down Argentine Way...Director of Photography
1940Four Sons...Director of Photography
1940Lillian Russell...Director of Photography
1940I Was an Adventuress...Director of Photography
1940Little Old New York...Director of Photography
1939The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...Director of Photography
1939Second Fiddle...Director of Photography
1939The Story of Alexander Graham Bell...Director of Photography
1939Made for Each Other...Director of Photography
1938The Young in Heart...Director of Photography
1937Blossoms On Broadway...Director of Photography
1937Her Husband Lies...Director of Photography
1937You Only Live Once...Director of Photography
1936Wedding Present...Director of Photography
1936Fatal Lady...Director of Photography
1936Soak the Rich...Director of Photography
1935Mary Burns, Fugitive...Director of Photography
1935She Couldn't Take It...Director of Photography
1935She Married Her Boss...Director of Photography
1935Accent on Youth...Director of Photography
1935Private Worlds...Director of Photography
1934Behold My Wife!...Director of Photography
1934Ready for Love...Director of Photography
1934Kiss and Make-Up...Director of Photography
1934Thirty Day Princess...Director of Photography
1934Good Dame...Director of Photography
1933Three Cornered Moon...Director of Photography
1933Her Bodyguard...Director of Photography
1933Jennie Gerhardt...Director of Photography
1933At Twelve Midnight...Director of Photography
1932A Strange Adventure...Director of Photography
1932Stowaway...Director of Photography
1928The Last Moment...Director of Photography
1928The Telltale Heart...Director of Photography
1927Land of the Lawless...Director of Photography
1926The Trunk Mystery...Director of Photography

Crew

1930Gaucho Soul...Cinematography
1928Bitter Sweets...Cinematography

Directing

1928The Telltale Heart...Director

Acting

1966Catalina Islandas Self
1953The Oscarsas Self