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