Cinematographer. Winner of an Academy Award for "West Side Story" (1961). He entered films as a lab assisstant when he was 19 and in the late 1920s joined Paramount's camera department, where he stayed for over 30 years. His first picture as lighting cameraman was "World Premiere" in 1941. Other credits include "And Now Tomorrow" (1944), "The Big Clock" (1948), "The Caddy" (1953), "Knock on Wood" (1954), "Run For Cover" (1955), "The Joker is Wild" (1957), "Let's Make Love" (1960), "The Great Escape" (1963) and "Send Me No Flowers" (1964). Noted for his bold black and white and lavish color photography, Fapp received six Oscar nominations, for "Desire Under the Elms" (1959), "The Five Pennies" (1960), "One, Two, Three" (1961), "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1965), "Ice Station Zebra" (1969) and "Marooned" (1970), in addition to his "West Side Story" win. He died from a stroke.
Cinematographer. Winner of an Academy Award for "West Side Story" (1961). He entered films as a lab assisstant when he was 19 and in the late 1920s joined Paramount's camera department, where he stayed for over 30 years. His first picture as lighting cameraman was "World Premiere" in 1941. Other credits include "And Now Tomorrow" (1944), "The Big Clock" (1948), "The Caddy" (1953), "Knock on Wood" (1954), "Run For Cover" (1955), "The Joker is Wild" (1957), "Let's Make Love" (1960), "The Great Escape" (1963) and "Send Me No Flowers" (1964). Noted for his bold black and white and lavish color photography, Fapp received six Oscar nominations, for "Desire Under the Elms" (1959), "The Five Pennies" (1960), "One, Two, Three" (1961), "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1965), "Ice Station Zebra" (1969) and "Marooned" (1970), in addition to his "West Side Story" win. He died from a stroke.
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
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