Sol Polito
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- November 12, 1892
- Died
- May 23, 1960 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s. Salvatore Polito was born November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City and began working in the motion picture industry as a still photographer. After experience as a lab assistant and camera assistant, he was promoted to lighting cameraman in 1917. Polito married Frances (Francesca) D'Angelis in New York in 1914. The union produced two sons. The elder son Gene Polito (1918-2010) also became a cinematographer. Younger son S. Robert Polito (1922-2015) became a physician. Polito moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1919 to continue his career at First National Pictures and Warner Bros. He worked on more than 170 films at various studios, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy. Polito died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1960, aged 67, and was entombed in the Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. Polito received three Academy Award nominations: 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Best Cinematography (Color), shared with W. Howard Greene 1941: Sergeant York, Best Cinematography (Black and White) 1942: Captains of the Clouds, Best Cinematography (Color)
Known For
Filmography
Anna Lucasta
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Sorry, Wrong Number
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The Long Night
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Escape Me Never
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The Voice of the Turtle
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A Stolen Life
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Cloak and Dagger
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Cinderella Jones
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The Corn Is Green
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Rhapsody in Blue
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Arsenic and Old Lace
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
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Old Acquaintance
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This Is the Army
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The Gay Sisters
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Captains of the Clouds
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Now, Voyager
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The Sea Wolf
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Sergeant York
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Santa Fe Trail
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City for Conquest
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The Sea Hawk
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Virginia City
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Four Wives
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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Dodge City
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You Can't Get Away with Murder
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Angels with Dirty Faces
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Valley of the Giants
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Gold Is Where You Find It
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Boy Meets Girl
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Gold Diggers in Paris
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The Prince and the Pauper
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Varsity Show
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Ready, Willing and Able
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The Petrified Forest
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Colleen
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Sons o' Guns
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Three Men on a Horse
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The Woman in Red
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Frisco Kid
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Shipmates Forever
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'G' Men
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In Caliente
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Dames
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Sweet Adeline
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Hi, Nellie!
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Dark Hazard
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Madame du Barry
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Dr. Monica
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Wonder Bar
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Flirtation Walk
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42nd Street
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Picture Snatcher
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The Working Man
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Gold Diggers of 1933
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The Mind Reader
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Two Seconds
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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The Dark Horse
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Fireman, Save My Child
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Blessed Event
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Union Depot
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It's Tough to Be Famous
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Three on a Match
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Five Star Final
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Local Boy Makes Good
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Suicide Fleet
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The Hot Heiress
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The Ruling Voice
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Big Business Girl
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Woman Hungry
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Playing Around
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No, No, Nanette
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Going Wild
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Numbered Men
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Show Girl in Hollywood
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The Widow from Chicago
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Seven Footprints to Satan
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The Man and the Moment
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Broadway Babies
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Paris
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The Shepherd of the Hills
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Heart to Heart
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Scarlet Seas
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Burning Daylight
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The Border Patrol
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Gun Gospel
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The Overland Stage
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The Land Beyond the Law
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Lonesome Ladies
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Somewhere in Sonora
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The Unknown Cavalier
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Senor Daredevil
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Satan Town
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Soft Shoes
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Roaring Rails
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Why Men Leave Home
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The Siren Of Seville
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The Lightning Rider
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The Bishop of the Ozarks
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The Bad Man
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The Roof Tree
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Alias Jimmy Valentine
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The Price of Redemption
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In Wrong
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Should a Woman Tell?
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Bill Apperson's Boy
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Burglar by Proxy
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Who Loved Him Best?
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Her Second Husband
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Fate's Boomerang
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The World Against Him
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Fruits of Desire
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The Cotton King
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The Butterfly
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Rip Van Winkle
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