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Boris Kaufman Biography (1906-1980)

Born in 1906, in Bialystok, Poland; immigrated to France, 1927; immigrated toCanada, 1941; immigrated to the United States, 1943; died June, 1980, in NewYork, NY; brother of Dziga Vertov (a film maker) and Mikhail Kaufman (a cinematographer); married; wife's name, Helen; children: Andre. Career: Cinematographer. Worked in French film industry as a cinematographer for directors such as Jean Vigo, 1928-40; worked for Canadian Film Board, c. 1941-43; made war propaganda films and documentaries for O.W.I. Military service: Served in the French Army, 1940-41. Awards, Honors: Academy Award, best cinematography--black and white, Golden Globe Award, best cinematographyfor black and white, and Look Award, all 1954, for On the Waterfront;Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black and white, 1957, for Baby Doll; Billy Blitzer Award, Local 644 of the International Photographers Union, for outstanding contributions to the motion picture industry, 1975; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, fellow, 1979.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer

Birth Details

1906

Bialystok, Poland

Death Details

June, 1980

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Cinematographer
• A propos de Nice (also known as Nizza, documentary), 1930
• Taris, roi de l'eau (also known as La Natation par Jean Taris,champion de France and Taris, champion de natation documentary), 1931
• Zero de conduite (also known as Zero for Conduct), Gaumont,1933
• Le Chemin du bonheur, 1933
• (As Kaufman) And camera operator, Zouzou, 1934
• L'Atalante (also known as Le Chaland qui passe), Gaumont International, 1934
• Cinderella, Forrester-Parant Productions, 1937
• Schubert's Serenade (also known as Serenade), Astra Paris Films, 1940
• Journey into Medicine, 1947
• Garden of Eden, Excelsior Pictures, 1954
• On the Waterfront, Columbia, 1954
• Patterns (also known as Patterns of Power), 1956
• Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
• Crowded Paradise, 1956
• Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
• 12 Angry Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1957
• That Kind of Woman, Paramount, 1959
• The Fugitive Kind, United Artists, 1959
• Splendor in the Grass, Warner Bros., 1961
• Long Day's Journey into Night, 1962
• All the Way Home, Paramount, 1963
• Gone Are the Days (also known as The Man From C.O.T.T.O.N.and Purlie Victorious), Hammer Brothers, 1963
• The World of Henry Orient, United Artists, 1964
• The Pawnbroker, 1965
• The Group, United Artists, 1966
• Film (also known as Samuel Beckett's Film), 1966
• Uptight!, Paramount, 1968
• Bye Bye Braverman, Warner Bros., 1968
• The Brotherhood, Paramount, 1968
• Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, 1970
• Also worked as cinematographer on 24 Hours in 30 Minutes; Seine; Better Tomorrow; Capital Story; Southwest; and Crowded Paradise.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times, June 27, 1980, .*