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Oklahoma! Robert L. Surtees (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won three Academy Awards for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur. Surtees worked at various studios, including Universal, UFA, Warner Brothers, and MGM, lighting for notable directors Howard ...
Jan 7, 1985 · Cinematographer Robert Surtees Dies. By TED THACKREY JR . Jan. 7, 1985 12 AM PT . Share; ... He is survived by his wife, Maydall Surtees; four children, three grandchildren and two great ...
Cinematographer: Ben-Hur. Robert L. Surtees began his working life as a portrait photographer and retoucher, before becoming camera assistant at Universal in 1927. He spent a lengthy apprenticeship (15 years) working under such experienced cinematographers as Hal Mohr, Joseph Ruttenberg and Gregg Toland. Between 1929 and 1930, he was seconded ...
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Robert L. Surtees (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won three Academy Awards for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur. Surtees worked at various studios, including Universal, UFA, Warner Brothers, and MGM, lighting for notable directors Howard Hawks ...
Robert L. Surtees - Writer. Cinematographer. Nationality: American. Born: Covington, Kentucky, 8 September 1906. Family: Married Maydell (Surtees); children: two daughters and two sons, including the photographer Bruce Surtees. Career: Photographer and retoucher in a portrait studio, Cincinnati; camera assistant Universal, from mid-1920s ...
Robert Surtees. Cinematographer: Ben-Hur. Robert L. Surtees began his working life as a portrait photographer and retoucher, before becoming camera assistant at Universal in 1927. He spent a lengthy apprenticeship (15 years) working under such experienced cinematographers as Hal Mohr, Joseph Ruttenberg and Gregg Toland. Between 1929 and 1930, he was seconded to the Universal studios in Berlin ...
Robert Surtees (1906-1985) biography on Film Reference. Born August 9, 1906; died January 5, 1985; children: Bruce. Career: Cinematographer.Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best black and white cinematography, 1944, for Thirty Seconds over Tokyo; Academy Award nomination, best black and white cinematography, and Golden Globe Award,best cinematography in a film, both 1950, for King ...
