Camera · b. 1901 · 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).

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