Leon Shamroy

CinematographerActorCrewDirector Jul 16 (died age 72) New York City, New York, USA 1926–1970 (44 year career)

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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).

Known For

Film

Planet of the Apes

Director of Photography

Film

Cleopatra

Director of Photography

Film

The King and I

Director of Photography

Film

Leave Her to Heaven

Director of Photography

Film

The Robe

Director of Photography

Film

You Only Live Once

Director of Photography

Film

Twelve O'Clock High

Director of Photography

Film

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (1)

Catalina Island

1966

as Self

Television (1)

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

Crew (110)

Movies (110)

Prudence and the Chief

1970

Director of Photography

6.0

Footprints On The Moon

1969

Director of Photography

4.0

Justine

1969

Director of Photography

4.0

Planet of the Apes

1968

Director of Photography

7.6

Skidoo

1968

Director of Photography

4.7

The Secret Life of an American Wife

1968

Director of Photography

3.0

Caprice

1967

Director of Photography

5.8

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966

Director of Photography

6.2

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965

Director of Photography

7.1

Do Not Disturb

1965

Director of Photography

5.5

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

Director of Photography

3.1

What a Way to Go!

1964

Director of Photography

7.1

Cleopatra

1963

Director of Photography

7.0

The Cardinal

1963

Director of Photography

6.5

Tender Is the Night

1962

Director of Photography

5.4

Snow White and the Three Stooges

1961

Director of Photography

5.6

North to Alaska

1960

Director of Photography

6.5

Wake Me When It's Over

1960

Director of Photography

6.0

Beloved Infidel

1959

Director of Photography

5.9

The Blue Angel

1959

Director of Photography

5.1

Porgy and Bess

1959

Director of Photography

6.1

The Bravados

1958

Director of Photography

6.6

South Pacific

1958

Director of Photography

6.1

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

1958

Director of Photography

5.2

Desk Set

1957

Director of Photography

7.0

The King and I

1956

Director of Photography

7.1

The Girl Can't Help It

1956

Director of Photography

6.2

The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956

Director of Photography

5.0

Daddy Long Legs

1955

Director of Photography

6.4

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Director of Photography

6.0

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955

Director of Photography

6.8

The Egyptian

1954

Director of Photography

6.4

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

Director of Photography

6.1

The Robe

1953

Director of Photography

6.8

White Witch Doctor

1953

Director of Photography

6.3

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953

Director of Photography

5.7

Call Me Madam

1953

Director of Photography

6.2

The Girl Next Door

1953

Director of Photography

4.0

Tonight We Sing

1953

Director of Photography

10.0

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953

Director of Photography

5.0

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Director of Photography

5.9

With a Song in My Heart

1952

Director of Photography

5.9

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

1952

Director of Photography

5.4

David and Bathsheba

1951

Director of Photography

5.7

On the Riviera

1951

Director of Photography

5.9

Two Flags West

1950

Director of Photography

6.2

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

Director of Photography

6.3

Prince of Foxes

1949

Director of Photography

6.2

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

Director of Photography

7.1

That Lady in Ermine

1948

Director of Photography

5.9

Daisy Kenyon

1947

Director of Photography

6.6

Forever Amber

1947

Director of Photography

6.0

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

Director of Photography

8.5

State Fair

1945

Director of Photography

6.6

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

Director of Photography

7.4

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

Director of Photography

7.5

Where Do We Go from Here?

1945

Director of Photography

5.3

Greenwich Village

1944

Director of Photography

6.0

Wilson

1944

Director of Photography

5.5

Buffalo Bill

1944

Director of Photography

5.6

Stormy Weather

1943

Director of Photography

6.9

Claudia

1943

Director of Photography

7.2

Crash Dive

1943

Director of Photography

6.3

Roxie Hart

1942

Director of Photography

6.9

The Black Swan

1942

Director of Photography

6.5

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Director of Photography

5.8

The Great American Broadcast

1941

Director of Photography

5.0

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

Director of Photography

5.5

Moon Over Miami

1941

Director of Photography

6.1

That Night in Rio

1941

Director of Photography

6.2

Four Sons

1940

Director of Photography

7.0

Little Old New York

1940

Director of Photography

4.4

I Was an Adventuress

1940

Director of Photography

6.3

Down Argentine Way

1940

Director of Photography

6.2

Tin Pan Alley

1940

Director of Photography

5.1

Lillian Russell

1940

Director of Photography

6.1

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Director of Photography

6.9

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

Director of Photography

6.2

Made for Each Other

1939

Director of Photography

6.1

Second Fiddle

1939

Director of Photography

4.9

The Young in Heart

1938

Director of Photography

6.5

You Only Live Once

1937

Director of Photography

7.1

Her Husband Lies

1937

Director of Photography

5.5

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

Director of Photography

3.7

Wedding Present

1936

Director of Photography

6.5

Soak the Rich

1936

Director of Photography

Fatal Lady

1936

Director of Photography

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Director of Photography

She Married Her Boss

1935

Director of Photography

7.0

Private Worlds

1935

Director of Photography

6.0

She Couldn't Take It

1935

Director of Photography

4.5

Accent on Youth

1935

Director of Photography

5.5

Ready for Love

1934

Director of Photography

4.8

Behold My Wife!

1934

Director of Photography

7.0

Thirty Day Princess

1934

Director of Photography

6.8

Good Dame

1934

Director of Photography

5.5

Kiss and Make-Up

1934

Director of Photography

5.0

Her Bodyguard

1933

Director of Photography

5.5

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Director of Photography

4.0

At Twelve Midnight

1933

Director of Photography

4.5

Three Cornered Moon

1933

Director of Photography

5.7

Stowaway

1932

Director of Photography

5.0

A Strange Adventure

1932

Director of Photography

5.0

Gaucho Soul

1930

Cinematography

The Telltale Heart

1928

Director

6.6

The Telltale Heart

1928

Director of Photography

6.6

The Last Moment

1928

Director of Photography

10.0

Bitter Sweets

1928

Cinematography

Land of the Lawless

1927

Director of Photography

The Trunk Mystery

1926

Director of Photography