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Leon Shamroy

Cinematographer | * 07/16/1901 († 72, 07/07/1974) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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. During his half-century career, he gained 18 nominations with 4 wins, sharing the record for wins with Joseph Ruttenberg. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Leon Shamroy

4x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Cinematography 15x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color 2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White
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Movies with Leon Shamroy as Crew(100)

Camera/Director of Photography1970 Prudence and the Chief
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Justine
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Skidoo
Camera/Director of Photography1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Planet of the Apes
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Caprice
Camera/Director of Photography1966 The Glass Bottom Boat
Camera/Director of Photography1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Do Not Disturb
Camera/Director of Photography1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Camera/Director of Photography1964 What a Way to Go!
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The Cardinal
Camera/Director of Photography1963 Cleopatra
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Tender Is the Night
Camera/Director of Photography1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges
Camera/Director of Photography1960 North to Alaska
Camera/Director of Photography1959 The Blue Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Porgy and Bess
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Beloved Infidel
Camera/Director of Photography1958 South Pacific
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Camera/Director of Photography1958 The Bravados
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Desk Set
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Girl Can't Help It
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The King and I
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Daddy Long Legs
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Camera/Director of Photography1954 The Egyptian
Camera/Director of Photography1954 There's No Business Like Show Business
Camera/Director of Photography1953 King of the Khyber Rifles
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Camera/Director of Photography1953 The Girl Next Door
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Tonight We Sing
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Call Me Madam
Camera/Director of Photography1953 The Robe
Camera/Director of Photography1952 With a Song in My Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Camera/Director of Photography1951 David and Bathsheba
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Two Flags West
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Cheaper by the Dozen
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Prince of Foxes
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Twelve O'Clock High
Camera/Director of Photography1948 That Lady in Ermine
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Daisy Kenyon
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Forever Amber
Camera/Director of Photography1945 State Fair
Camera/Director of Photography1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Leave Her to Heaven
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Wilson
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Buffalo Bill
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Greenwich Village
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Claudia
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Stormy Weather
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Crash Dive
Camera/Director of Photography1942 The Black Swan
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Roxie Hart
Camera/Director of Photography1941 The Great American Broadcast
Camera/Director of Photography1941 A Yank in the R.A.F.
Camera/Director of Photography1941 That Night in Rio
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Moon Over Miami
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Little Old New York
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Lillian Russell
Camera/Director of Photography1940 I Was an Adventuress
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Four Sons
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Down Argentine Way
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Tin Pan Alley
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Made for Each Other
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Second Fiddle
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Camera/Director of Photography1938 The Young in Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1937 You Only Live Once
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Her Husband Lies
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Blossoms On Broadway
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Fatal Lady
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Soak the Rich
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Wedding Present
Camera/Director of Photography1935 She Couldn't Take It
Camera/Director of Photography1935 She Married Her Boss
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Private Worlds
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Accent on Youth
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Kiss and Make-Up
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Ready for Love
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Thirty Day Princess
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Good Dame
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Three-Cornered Moon
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Jennie Gerhardt
Crew/Cinematography1933 Her Bodyguard
Camera/Director of Photography1932 A Strange Adventure
Camera/Director of Photography1928 The Telltale Heart
Directing/Director1928 The Telltale Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1928 The Last Moment
Camera/Director of Photography1927 Land of the Lawless

Born: Tuesday, 07/16 1901 (July) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 07/07 1974 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia University
Spouses (current/former): Mary Anderson
Other names for Leon Shamroy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Leonard Shamroy"
Leon Shamroy frequently works together with these people:
Thomas Little (37x, Crew)
Lyle R. Wheeler (35x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (32x, Crew)
Ben Nye (31x, Crew)
Walter M. Scott (28x, Crew)
Darryl F. Zanuck (27x, Crew)
Richard Day (17x, Crew)
Roger Heman Sr. (17x, Crew)
Paul S. Fox (17x, Crew)
Henry King (14x, Crew)
Robert L. Simpson (13x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:955029, Added: 11/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024