Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Known for
Camera
Born
July 16, 1901
Died
July 7, 1974 (aged 72)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography

1970
Prudence and the Chief poster

Prudence and the Chief

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Justine poster

Justine

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Footprints on the Moon poster

Footprints on the Moon

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Planet of the Apes poster

Planet of the Apes

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
The Secret Life of an American Wife poster

The Secret Life of an American Wife

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Skidoo poster

Skidoo

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Caprice poster

Caprice

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
The Glass Bottom Boat poster

The Glass Bottom Boat

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! poster

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy poster

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
What a Way to Go! poster

What a Way to Go!

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
The Cardinal poster

The Cardinal

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
Tender Is the Night poster

Tender Is the Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Snow White and the Three Stooges poster

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
North to Alaska poster

North to Alaska

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Wake Me When It's Over poster

Wake Me When It's Over

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
Porgy and Bess poster

Porgy and Bess

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
The Blue Angel poster

The Blue Angel

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
Beloved Infidel poster

Beloved Infidel

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
The Bravados poster

The Bravados

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
South Pacific poster

South Pacific

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! poster

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Desk Set poster

Desk Set

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The Girl Can't Help It poster

The Girl Can't Help It

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The King and I poster

The King and I

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove poster

Good Morning, Miss Dove

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Daddy Long Legs poster

Daddy Long Legs

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing poster

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
The Egyptian poster

The Egyptian

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
There's No Business Like Show Business poster

There's No Business Like Show Business

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
White Witch Doctor poster

White Witch Doctor

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
King of the Khyber Rifles poster

King of the Khyber Rifles

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms poster

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Tonight We Sing poster

Tonight We Sing

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
The Robe poster

The Robe

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Call Me Madam poster

Call Me Madam

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro poster

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
With a Song in My Heart poster

With a Song in My Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie poster

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
David and Bathsheba poster

David and Bathsheba

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
On the Riviera poster

On the Riviera

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Cheaper by the Dozen poster

Cheaper by the Dozen

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Two Flags West poster

Two Flags West

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
Twelve O'Clock High poster

Twelve O'Clock High

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
Prince of Foxes poster

Prince of Foxes

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
That Lady in Ermine poster

That Lady in Ermine

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Forever Amber poster

Forever Amber

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim poster

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Daisy Kenyon poster

Daisy Kenyon

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
Leave Her to Heaven poster

Leave Her to Heaven

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
Where Do We Go from Here? poster

Where Do We Go from Here?

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
State Fair poster

State Fair

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Buffalo Bill poster

Buffalo Bill

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Wilson poster

Wilson

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Greenwich Village poster

Greenwich Village

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Crash Dive poster

Crash Dive

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Stormy Weather poster

Stormy Weather

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Claudia poster

Claudia

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
The Black Swan poster

The Black Swan

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Roxie Hart poster

Roxie Hart

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
That Night in Rio poster

That Night in Rio

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
A Yank in the R.A.F. poster

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
The Great American Broadcast poster

The Great American Broadcast

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Moon Over Miami poster

Moon Over Miami

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Confirm or Deny poster

Confirm or Deny

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Little Old New York poster

Little Old New York

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
I Was an Adventuress poster

I Was an Adventuress

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Lillian Russell poster

Lillian Russell

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Four Sons poster

Four Sons

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Down Argentine Way poster

Down Argentine Way

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Made for Each Other poster

Made for Each Other

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Second Fiddle poster

Second Fiddle

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell poster

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
The Young in Heart poster

The Young in Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Blossoms On Broadway poster

Blossoms On Broadway

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Her Husband Lies poster

Her Husband Lies

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
You Only Live Once poster

You Only Live Once

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Soak the Rich poster

Soak the Rich

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Wedding Present poster

Wedding Present

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Fatal Lady poster

Fatal Lady

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
Private Worlds poster

Private Worlds

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
She Married Her Boss poster

She Married Her Boss

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
She Couldn't Take It poster

She Couldn't Take It

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive poster

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
Accent on Youth poster

Accent on Youth

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Good Dame poster

Good Dame

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Thirty Day Princess poster

Thirty Day Princess

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Kiss and Make-Up poster

Kiss and Make-Up

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Ready for Love poster

Ready for Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Behold My Wife! poster

Behold My Wife!

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
At Twelve Midnight poster

At Twelve Midnight

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Jennie Gerhardt poster

Jennie Gerhardt

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Three Cornered Moon poster

Three Cornered Moon

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Her Bodyguard poster

Her Bodyguard

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
A Strange Adventure poster

A Strange Adventure

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Stowaway poster

Stowaway

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
The Telltale Heart poster

The Telltale Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
The Last Moment poster

The Last Moment

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
Land of the Lawless

Land of the Lawless

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
The Trunk Mystery poster

The Trunk Mystery

Movie · Director of Photography