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Leon Shamroy, A.S.C. (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. He and Charles Lang share the record for most Oscar nominations for Cinematography.
Leon Shamroy, born Leon Shamroyevsky, was an American film cinematographer. He is best known for The Black Swan (1942),Wilson (1944), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), David and Bathsheba (1951), The Robe (1953), Cleopatra (1963), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) and Planet of the Apes (1968).
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Leon Shamroy, born Leon Shamroyevsky, was an American film cinematographer. He is best known for The Black Swan (1942),Wilson (1944), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), David and Bathsheba (1951), The Robe (1953), Cleopatra (1963), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) and Planet of the Apes (1968).
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Leon Shamroy - 4 time Oscar Winning Cinematographer interview, from the home collection of Patricia Shamroy Shaw. IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005872/?r...
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Leon Shamroy won an Academy Award for best color cinematography for Leave Her to Heaven. With eighteen Oscar nominations and four wins, Shamroy was among the most celebrated cinematographers of the Hollywood studio era, admired for his meticulous craftsmanship, technical virtuosity, and especially for his mastery of color.
Jul 10, 1974 · Leon Shamroy, who won the Academy, Award for cinematography four times, died Saturday in the Motion Picture and Television Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 72 years old.
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Aug 6, 2020 · At the time of writing this essay, Leon Shamroy was serving as ASC President (1947-’48) and had built a reputation as one of Hollywood’s finest cinematographers. A native of New York City, Shamroy was born in 1901 and highly educated, studying mechanical engineering at Columbia University.
