Cinematographer. In the US from early childhood he started as a copyboy on the Boston Globe. By 1907 he had become a staff photographer, shooting news photos for various city papers until 1914 when he began making local newsreels. In 1915 he joined Fox studios in Fort Lee, N.J., working in different photographic capacities before becoming a full-fledged cameraman in 1917. He served as cinematographer on many silent features but it was not until 1935, when he joined MGM, that he became established as one of Hollywood`s leading cameramen. With MGM for 33 years he virtually defined its clean, direct visual style, winning four Academy Awards for "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956) and "Gigi" (1958) and another six AA-nominations for "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" (1941), "Madame Curie" (1943), "Gaslight" (1944), "Julius Caesar" (1953) and "Butterfield 8" (1960). Other films included "Fury" (1936), "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), "Woman of the Year" (1942), "Brigadoon" (1954/winning a Golden Globe), "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" (1959), "The Oscar" (1966) and his last film "Speedway" (1968), retiring at an advanced age of 79 years. He died in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Cinematographer. In the US from early childhood he started as a copyboy on the Boston Globe. By 1907 he had become a staff photographer, shooting news photos for various city papers until 1914 when he began making local newsreels. In 1915 he joined Fox studios in Fort Lee, N.J., working in different photographic capacities before becoming a full-fledged cameraman in 1917. He served as cinematographer on many silent features but it was not until 1935, when he joined MGM, that he became established as one of Hollywood`s leading cameramen. With MGM for 33 years he virtually defined its clean, direct visual style, winning four Academy Awards for "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956) and "Gigi" (1958) and another six AA-nominations for "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" (1941), "Madame Curie" (1943), "Gaslight" (1944), "Julius Caesar" (1953) and "Butterfield 8" (1960). Other films included "Fury" (1936), "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), "Woman of the Year" (1942), "Brigadoon" (1954/winning a Golden Globe), "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" (1959), "The Oscar" (1966) and his last film "Speedway" (1968), retiring at an advanced age of 79 years. He died in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
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