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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).
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).
Jul 3, 2014 · Shamroy was Oscar nominated for his stunning camerawork on Preminger’s film which he completed in 53 days as well as the same year’s Cleopatra on which he labored for over a year. He won his fourth career Oscar for the latter.
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.
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.
Find the location of Leon Shamroy's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born July 16, 1901 in New York,...
Distinguished American cinematographer, best known for his lavish color work on epics and musicals of the 1940s and 50s. Shamroy began shooting features films in the late 1920s and, after a seven-year stint with Paramount (1932-39), spent most of his career at 20th Century-Fox.
Leon Shamroy is known as an Director of Photography, Actor, Director, and Cinematography. Some of his work includes Planet of the Apes, Cleopatra, The King and I, Leave Her to Heaven, The Robe, You Only Live Once, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Agony and the Ecstasy.
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Leon Shamroy's films of the 1950s demonstrate a mastery of Technicolor. He is a colorist, and he only achieved his best work with the advent of color in the cinema.
