Leon Shamroy

Born: 1901-07-16 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1974-07-07

Known For: Camera

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).

Filmography

1970

Prudence and the Chief ... (Director of Photography)

1969

Justine ... (Director of Photography)
Footprints on the Moon ... (Director of Photography)

1968

Planet of the Apes ... (Director of Photography)
Skidoo ... (Director of Photography)
The Secret Life of an American Wife ... (Director of Photography)

1967

Caprice ... (Director of Photography)

1966

The Glass Bottom Boat ... (Director of Photography)
Catalina Island as Self

1965

The Agony and the Ecstasy ... (Director of Photography)
Do Not Disturb ... (Director of Photography)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! ... (Director of Photography)

1964

What a Way to Go! ... (Director of Photography)

1963

Cleopatra ... (Director of Photography)
The Cardinal ... (Director of Photography)

1962

Tender Is the Night ... (Director of Photography)

1961

Snow White and the Three Stooges ... (Director of Photography)

1960

North to Alaska ... (Director of Photography)
Wake Me When It's Over ... (Director of Photography)

1959

Porgy and Bess ... (Director of Photography)
Beloved Infidel ... (Director of Photography)
The Blue Angel ... (Director of Photography)

1958

South Pacific ... (Director of Photography)
The Bravados ... (Director of Photography)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! ... (Director of Photography)

1957

Desk Set ... (Director of Photography)

1956

The King and I ... (Director of Photography)
The Girl Can't Help It ... (Director of Photography)
The Best Things in Life Are Free ... (Director of Photography)

1955

Daddy Long Legs ... (Director of Photography)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing ... (Director of Photography)
Good Morning, Miss Dove ... (Director of Photography)

1954

The Egyptian ... (Director of Photography)
There's No Business Like Show Business ... (Director of Photography)

1953

The Oscars as Self
The Robe ... (Director of Photography)
Call Me Madam ... (Director of Photography)
King of the Khyber Rifles ... (Director of Photography)
The Girl Next Door ... (Director of Photography)
White Witch Doctor ... (Director of Photography)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms ... (Director of Photography)
Tonight We Sing ... (Director of Photography)

1952

The Snows of Kilimanjaro ... (Director of Photography)
With a Song in My Heart ... (Director of Photography)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie ... (Director of Photography)

1951

David and Bathsheba ... (Director of Photography)
On the Riviera ... (Director of Photography)

1950

Cheaper by the Dozen ... (Director of Photography)
Two Flags West ... (Director of Photography)

1949

Twelve O'Clock High ... (Director of Photography)
Prince of Foxes ... (Director of Photography)

1948

That Lady in Ermine ... (Director of Photography)

1947

Daisy Kenyon ... (Director of Photography)
Forever Amber ... (Director of Photography)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ... (Director of Photography)

1945

Leave Her to Heaven ... (Director of Photography)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ... (Director of Photography)
State Fair ... (Director of Photography)
Where Do We Go from Here? ... (Director of Photography)

1944

Greenwich Village ... (Director of Photography)
Wilson ... (Director of Photography)
Buffalo Bill ... (Director of Photography)

1943

Stormy Weather ... (Director of Photography)
Crash Dive ... (Director of Photography)
Claudia ... (Director of Photography)

1942

The Black Swan ... (Director of Photography)
Roxie Hart ... (Director of Photography)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point ... (Director of Photography)

1941

A Yank in the R.A.F. ... (Director of Photography)
Confirm or Deny ... (Director of Photography)
That Night in Rio ... (Director of Photography)
Moon Over Miami ... (Director of Photography)
The Great American Broadcast ... (Director of Photography)

1940

Lillian Russell ... (Director of Photography)
Down Argentine Way ... (Director of Photography)
Tin Pan Alley ... (Director of Photography)
I Was an Adventuress ... (Director of Photography)
Little Old New York ... (Director of Photography)
Four Sons ... (Director of Photography)

1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ... (Director of Photography)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ... (Director of Photography)
Made for Each Other ... (Director of Photography)
Second Fiddle ... (Director of Photography)

1938

The Young in Heart ... (Director of Photography)

1937

You Only Live Once ... (Director of Photography)
Her Husband Lies ... (Director of Photography)
Blossoms On Broadway ... (Director of Photography)

1936

Wedding Present ... (Director of Photography)
Fatal Lady ... (Director of Photography)
Soak the Rich ... (Director of Photography)

1935

Private Worlds ... (Director of Photography)
She Married Her Boss ... (Director of Photography)
Mary Burns, Fugitive ... (Director of Photography)
She Couldn't Take It ... (Director of Photography)
Accent on Youth ... (Director of Photography)

1934

Behold My Wife! ... (Director of Photography)
Kiss and Make-Up ... (Director of Photography)
Good Dame ... (Director of Photography)
Thirty Day Princess ... (Director of Photography)
Ready for Love ... (Director of Photography)

1933

Her Bodyguard ... (Director of Photography)
Three Cornered Moon ... (Director of Photography)
Jennie Gerhardt ... (Director of Photography)
At Twelve Midnight ... (Director of Photography)

1932

Stowaway ... (Director of Photography)
A Strange Adventure ... (Director of Photography)

1930

Gaucho Soul ... (Cinematography)

1928

Bitter Sweets ... (Cinematography)
The Telltale Heart ... (Director of Photography)
The Last Moment ... (Director of Photography)

1927

Land of the Lawless ... (Director of Photography)

1926

The Trunk Mystery ... (Director of Photography)