Leon Shamroy Biography (1901-1974)

Born July 16, 1901, in New York, NY; died July 6, 1974, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Elisha and Miriam (Soujon) Shamroy; married Mary Anderson, May 13, 1953. Career: Cinematographer and director. Member: Award Winners School of Photography Inc. (president from 1946), American Society of Cinematographers (past president), Motion Picture Association of America (chairman ofphotographic communication research division, 1946-50), Society of Motion Picture Engravers Club: Los Angeles Press. Awards, Honors: Honorable Film of 1928, The National Board of Review, for The Last Moment; AcademyAward nomination, best cinematography, 1938, for The Young in Heart; Academy Award nomination (with Ray Rennahan), best cinematography (color), 1940, for Down Argentine Way; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (black-and-white), 1942, for Ten Gentlemen from West Point; AcademyAward, best cinematography (color), 1942, for The Black Swan; AcademyAward, best cinematography (color), 1944, for Wilson; Academy Award,best cinematography (color), 1945, for Leave Her to Heaven; Film Achievement Award, Look Magazine, for creating new technique of color-photography and lighting, 1945; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (black-and-white), 1949, for Prince of Foxes; Look Award, 1949, for Twelve O'Clock High; Film Daily Critics Awards, 1949, 1953-55, and 1963;Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1951, for David and Bathsheba; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1952,for The Snows of Kilimanjaro; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1953, for The Robe; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1954, for The Egyptian; Academy Award nomination,best cinematography (color), 1955, for Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1956, for The King and I; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1958, for South Pacific; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1959, for Porgy and Bess; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1963, for The Cardinal; Academy Award, best cinematography (color), 1963, for Cleopatra; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography (color), 1965, for The Agony and the Ecstasy; Laurel Award, International Motion Picture Exhibitors, 1969, for Justine..

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Cinematographer, Director
Birth Details: July 16, 1901; New York, New York, United States
Death Details: July 6, 1974; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
Tongues of Scandal, 1927
Pirates of the Sky, 1927
The Trunk Mystery, 1927
Hidden Aces, 1927
Land of the Lawless, 1927
Out with the Tide, 1928
And co-producer, The Last Moment, 1928
Bitter Sweets, 1928
Alma de Gaucho, 1930
Women Men Marry, Headline, 1931
A Strange Adventure (also known as The Wayne Murder Case),Monogram, 1932
Stowaway, Universal, 1932
Three-Cornered Moon, Paramount, 1933
Jeannie Gerhardt, Paramount, 1933
Her Bodyguard, Paramount, 1933
Thirty Day Princess, Paramount, 1934
Ready for Love, Paramount, 1934
The Mystic Hour, States' Rights, 1934
Good Dame (also known as Good Girl),Paramount, 1934
Kiss and Make Up, Paramount, 1934
She Couldn't Take It (also known as Woman Tamer), Columbia, 1935
Private Worlds, Paramount, 1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive, Paramount, 1935
Accent on Youth, Paramount, 1935
Behold My Wife, Paramount, 1935
She Married Her Boss, Columbia, 1935
Spendthrift, Paramount, 1936
Soak the Rich, Paramount, 1936
Fatal Lady, Paramount, 1936
Wedding Present, Paramount, 1936
You Only Live Once, United Artists, 1937
She Asked for It, Paramount, 1937
Her Husband Lies, Paramount, 1937
The Great Gambini, Paramount, 1937
Blossoms on Broadway, Paramount, 1937
And director, Man's Paradise, 1938
The Young in Heart, United Artists, 1938
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (also known as The Modern Miracle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939
Second Fiddle (also known as Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle), Twentieth century-Fox, 1939
Made for Each Other, United Artists, 1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (also known as Sherlock Holmes), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939
Little Old New York, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
Lillian Russell, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
Four Sons, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
I Was an Adventuress, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940

Down Argentine Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
Tin Pan Alley, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
A Yank in the RAF, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
Confirm or Deny, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
The Great American Broadcast, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
Moon Over Miami, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
That Night in Rio, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
Ten Gentlemen from West Point, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942
Roxie Hart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942
The Black Swan, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942
Stormy Weather, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943
Claudia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943
Crash Dive, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943
Wilson, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
Buffalo Bill, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
Where Do We Go from Here?, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945
State Fair (also known as It Happened One Summer), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945
Leave Her to Heaven, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
Forever Amber, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
Daisy Kenyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
That Lady in Ermine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
Twelve O'Clock High, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
Prince of Foxes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
Two Flags West, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
Cheaper by the Dozen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
On the Riviera, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951
David and Bathsheba, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951
Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
With a Song in My Heart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
White Witch Doctor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
Tonight We Sing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
The Robe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
King of the Khyber Rifles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
The Girl Next Door, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
Call Me Madam, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
There's No Business Like Show Business, Twentieth Century-Fox,1954
The Eqyptian, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
Daddy Long Legs, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
The Girl Can't Help It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
The King and I, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
Desk Set (also known as His Other Woman), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
South Pacific, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
The Bravados, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
Porgy and Bess, Columbia, 1959
Beloved Infidel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
The Blue Angel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Wake Me When It's Over, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
North to Alaska, (also known as Go North), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
Snow White and the Three Stooges (also known as Snow White andthe Three Clowns), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
Tender Is the Night, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
The Cardinal, Columbia, 1963
Cleopatra, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
What a Way to Go!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
The Agony and the Ecstasy (also known as Irving Stone's TheAgony and the Ecstasy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
Do Not Disturb, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
The Glass Bottom Boat (also known as The Spy in Lace Panties), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
Caprice, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
Skidoo, Paramount, 1968
The Secret Life of an American Wife, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Planet of the Apes (also known as Monkey Planet), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1968
Justine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969

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