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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.
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Directed by John M. Stahl
- The Robe (1953), Directed by Henry Koster
- The King and I (1956), Directed by Walter Lang
- The Cardinal (1957), Directed by Otto Preminger
- Planet of The Apes (1957), Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Shamroy’s luscious Technicolor saturated camerawork stands this revered film noir on its ear. Films noir by dint of definition should take place in dark shadows if not the dead of night. Here gorgeous sunlight, and lots of it, throws a monkey wrench in all of that, as does Gene Tierney’s intoxicating portrayal of a maleficent, evil woman. Shamroy r...
The first film released in Cinemascope was not the first made in the process. That was How to Marry a Millionairewhich was released two months later. The Robeactually began filming in the Academy standard of 1.33 to 1 but production was halted and it was filmed in both processes, one for theaters equipped with Cinemascope screens and one for theatr...
By now an acknowledged master in the use of widescreen processes, Shamroy filmed The King and Iin Cinemascope 55 in which a 55mm strip provides increased clarity in both color and definition. Although shot in this process, the film was only released in a 35mm reduction prints. Two years after The King and I, Shamroy continued to advance his widescr...
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 Cleopatraon which he labored for over a year. He won his fourth career Oscar for the latter. It was a prime example of the Academy giving an award to the right person for the wrong film. Cleopatra is an inflated bore....
Shamroy’s Panavision cameras help convey a sense of other-worldliness in Schaffner’s science fiction masterpiece based on a novel by Pierre Boule, the author of The Bridge on the River Kwai. Filmed in California; Utah and Arizona as well as on 20th Century-Fox’s back lot, Shamroy’s visuals are a big part of what made this an instant classic, along ...
6. Aug. 2020 · At the time of writing this essay, Leon Shamroy was serving as ASC President (1947-’48) and had built a reputation as one of Hollywood’s finest cinematographers. A native of New York City, Shamroy was born in 1901 and highly educated, studying mechanical engineering at Columbia University.
- ASC Staff
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Leon Shamroy wurde am 16.07.1901 geboren und ist bekannt für Filme wie Planet der Affen, Cleopatra, Spion in Spitzenhöschen.
2. Apr. 2020 · Shot by Leon Shamroy, ASC (below) in CinemaScope, the smash-hit biblical epic The Robe (1953) accelerated the trend toward widescreen pictures.
10. Juli 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.
