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Leon Shamroy

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Leon Shamroy

EN cinema · 111 credits

Born

16 July 1901

Died

7 July 1974 (aged 72)

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Leonard Shamroy

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

Filmography

Prudence and the Chief poster

Prudence and the Chief

EN · 19707.0

Director of Photography

Justine poster

Justine

EN · 19694.4

Director of Photography

Footprints on the Moon poster

Footprints on the Moon

EN · 19697.0

Director of Photography

Planet of the Apes poster

Planet of the Apes

EN · 19687.7

Director of Photography

The Secret Life of an American Wife poster

The Secret Life of an American Wife

EN · 19686.0

Director of Photography

Skidoo poster

Skidoo

EN · 19684.7

Director of Photography

Caprice poster

Caprice

EN · 19675.9

Director of Photography

Catalina Island

1966

Catalina Island

EN · 19666.0

as Self

The Glass Bottom Boat poster

The Glass Bottom Boat

EN · 19666.3

Director of Photography

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! poster

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

EN · 19653.8

Director of Photography

The Agony and the Ecstasy poster

The Agony and the Ecstasy

EN · 19657.0

Director of Photography

Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb

EN · 19655.4

Director of Photography

What a Way to Go! poster

What a Way to Go!

EN · 19647.1

Director of Photography

The Cardinal poster

The Cardinal

EN · 19636.5

Director of Photography

Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

EN · 19637.1

Director of Photography

Tender Is the Night poster

Tender Is the Night

EN · 19625.7

Director of Photography

Snow White and the Three Stooges poster

Snow White and the Three Stooges

EN · 19615.7

Director of Photography

North to Alaska poster

North to Alaska

EN · 19606.5

Director of Photography

Wake Me When It's Over poster

Wake Me When It's Over

EN · 19606.7

Director of Photography

Porgy and Bess poster

Porgy and Bess

EN · 19596.3

Director of Photography

The Blue Angel poster

The Blue Angel

EN · 19595.3

Director of Photography

Beloved Infidel poster

Beloved Infidel

EN · 19596.0

Director of Photography

The Bravados poster

The Bravados

EN · 19586.6

Director of Photography

South Pacific poster

South Pacific

EN · 19586.1

Director of Photography

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! poster

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

EN · 19585.2

Director of Photography

Desk Set poster

Desk Set

EN · 19577.0

Director of Photography

The Girl Can't Help It poster

The Girl Can't Help It

EN · 19566.3

Director of Photography

The King and I poster

The King and I

EN · 19567.1

Director of Photography

The Best Things in Life Are Free poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free

EN · 19565.7

Director of Photography

Good Morning, Miss Dove poster

Good Morning, Miss Dove

EN · 19557.0

Director of Photography

Daddy Long Legs poster

Daddy Long Legs

EN · 19556.4

Director of Photography

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing poster

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

EN · 19556.1

Director of Photography

The Egyptian poster

The Egyptian

EN · 19546.5

Director of Photography

There's No Business Like Show Business poster

There's No Business Like Show Business

EN · 19546.1

Director of Photography

The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door

EN · 19535.0

Director of Photography

White Witch Doctor poster

White Witch Doctor

EN · 19536.5

Director of Photography

King of the Khyber Rifles poster

King of the Khyber Rifles

EN · 19535.9

Director of Photography

Down Among the Sheltering Palms poster

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

EN · 19536.5

Director of Photography

Tonight We Sing poster

Tonight We Sing

EN · 19539.5

Director of Photography

The Robe poster

The Robe

EN · 19536.8

Director of Photography

Call Me Madam poster

Call Me Madam

EN · 19536.2

Director of Photography

The Snows of Kilimanjaro poster

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

EN · 19525.9

Director of Photography

With a Song in My Heart poster

With a Song in My Heart

EN · 19526.1

Director of Photography

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie poster

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

EN · 19525.8

Director of Photography

David and Bathsheba poster

David and Bathsheba

EN · 19515.8

Director of Photography

On the Riviera poster

On the Riviera

EN · 19516.0

Director of Photography

Cheaper by the Dozen poster

Cheaper by the Dozen

EN · 19506.4

Director of Photography

Two Flags West poster

Two Flags West

EN · 19506.2

Director of Photography

Twelve O'Clock High poster

Twelve O'Clock High

EN · 19497.2

Director of Photography

Prince of Foxes poster

Prince of Foxes

EN · 19496.3

Director of Photography

That Lady in Ermine poster

That Lady in Ermine

EN · 19486.0

Director of Photography

Forever Amber poster

Forever Amber

EN · 19476.1

Director of Photography

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim poster

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

EN · 19478.8

Director of Photography

Daisy Kenyon poster

Daisy Kenyon

EN · 19476.6

Director of Photography

Leave Her to Heaven poster

Leave Her to Heaven

EN · 19457.5

Director of Photography

Where Do We Go from Here? poster

Where Do We Go from Here?

EN · 19455.4

Director of Photography

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

EN · 19457.5

Director of Photography

State Fair poster

State Fair

EN · 19456.6

Director of Photography

Buffalo Bill poster

Buffalo Bill

EN · 19445.8

Director of Photography

Wilson poster

Wilson

EN · 19445.6

Director of Photography

Greenwich Village poster

Greenwich Village

EN · 19446.7

Director of Photography

Crash Dive poster

Crash Dive

EN · 19436.4

Director of Photography

Stormy Weather poster

Stormy Weather

EN · 19436.8

Director of Photography

Claudia poster

Claudia

EN · 19437.9

Director of Photography

The Black Swan poster

The Black Swan

EN · 19426.5

Director of Photography

Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

EN · 19426.4

Director of Photography

Roxie Hart poster

Roxie Hart

EN · 19427.0

Director of Photography

That Night in Rio poster

That Night in Rio

EN · 19416.2

Director of Photography

A Yank in the R.A.F. poster

A Yank in the R.A.F.

EN · 19415.6

Director of Photography

The Great American Broadcast poster

The Great American Broadcast

EN · 19416.0

Director of Photography

Moon Over Miami poster

Moon Over Miami

EN · 19416.5

Director of Photography

Confirm or Deny poster

Confirm or Deny

EN · 19414.8

Director of Photography

Little Old New York poster

Little Old New York

EN · 19405.3

Director of Photography

I Was an Adventuress poster

I Was an Adventuress

EN · 19406.5

Director of Photography

Lillian Russell poster

Lillian Russell

EN · 19406.7

Director of Photography

Four Sons poster

Four Sons

EN · 19407.0

Director of Photography

Down Argentine Way poster

Down Argentine Way

EN · 19406.4

Director of Photography

Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

EN · 19405.5

Director of Photography

Made for Each Other poster

Made for Each Other

EN · 19396.2

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

EN · 19396.9

Director of Photography

Second Fiddle poster

Second Fiddle

EN · 19395.1

Director of Photography

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell poster

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

EN · 19396.3

Director of Photography

The Young in Heart poster

The Young in Heart

EN · 19386.7

Director of Photography

Blossoms On Broadway poster

Blossoms On Broadway

EN · 19374.8

Director of Photography

Her Husband Lies poster

Her Husband Lies

EN · 19377.0

Director of Photography

You Only Live Once poster

You Only Live Once

EN · 19377.1

Director of Photography

Soak the Rich poster

Soak the Rich

EN · 19368.0

Director of Photography

Wedding Present poster

Wedding Present

EN · 19366.2

Director of Photography

Fatal Lady poster

Fatal Lady

EN · 193610.0

Director of Photography

Private Worlds poster

Private Worlds

EN · 19356.4

Director of Photography

She Married Her Boss poster

She Married Her Boss

EN · 19357.3

Director of Photography

She Couldn't Take It poster

She Couldn't Take It

EN · 19355.3

Director of Photography

Mary Burns, Fugitive poster

Mary Burns, Fugitive

EN · 19359.0

Director of Photography

Accent on Youth poster

Accent on Youth

EN · 19356.7

Director of Photography

Good Dame poster

Good Dame

EN · 19347.0

Director of Photography

Thirty Day Princess poster

Thirty Day Princess

EN · 19346.8

Director of Photography

Kiss and Make-Up poster

Kiss and Make-Up

EN · 19345.4

Director of Photography

Ready for Love poster

Ready for Love

EN · 19346.2

Director of Photography

Behold My Wife! poster

Behold My Wife!

EN · 19348.0

Director of Photography

At Twelve Midnight poster

At Twelve Midnight

EN · 19335.7

Director of Photography

Jennie Gerhardt poster

Jennie Gerhardt

EN · 19335.7

Director of Photography

Three Cornered Moon poster

Three Cornered Moon

EN · 19336.0

Director of Photography

Her Bodyguard poster

Her Bodyguard

EN · 19336.7

Director of Photography

A Strange Adventure poster

A Strange Adventure

EN · 19326.5

Director of Photography

Stowaway poster

Stowaway

EN · 19326.5

Director of Photography

Alma de Gaucho

1930

Gaucho Soul

EN · 19309.0

Cinematography

The Telltale Heart poster

The Telltale Heart

EN · 19286.7

Director of Photography, Director

The Last Moment poster

The Last Moment

EN · 19288.5

Director of Photography

Bitter Sweets

1928

Bitter Sweets

EN · 19287.0

Cinematography

Land of the Lawless

1927

Land of the Lawless

EN · 19279.0

Director of Photography

The Trunk Mystery poster

The Trunk Mystery

EN · 19269.0

Director of Photography