Ernest Laszlo Biography (1905-1984)

Born August 23, 1905 (one source says 1898), in Szabadka, Yugoslavia; immigrated to the United States, 1923, naturalized citizen, 1928; died January 6, 1984, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Max and Gizella (maiden name, Steiner) Laszlo;married Rose Ellen Nelson, July 3, 1925; children: Joan Ellen. Career: Cinematographer. Paramount Studios, cameraman, c. 1923-43, then cinematographer, 1943-49; freelance cinematographer, 1949-84; American Society of Cinematographers Holding Corporation, Hollywood, CA, vice president, 1961-84. Member: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (board of governors member), American Society of Cinematographers (president, 1972-74), Mason (Shriner, 32nd degree). Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--black and white, 1960, for Inherit the Wind; Academy Awardnomination, best cinematography--black and white, 1961, for Judgement atNuremberg; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--color, 1963, for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; Academy Award, best cinematography--black and white, 1965, for Ship of Fools; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography--color, 1966, for Fantastic Voyage; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1968, for Star!; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1970, for Airport; Academy Award nomination,best cinematography, 1976, for Logan's Run..

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Cinematographer
Birth Details: August 23, 1905; one source says Szabadka, Yugoslavia
Death Details: January 6, 1984; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
Additional photography, Wings, Paramount, 1927
The Pace That Kills, Grapevine Video/Unknown Video, 1928
The White Outlaw, Exhibitors Film Corporation, 1929
Linda, Willis Kent Productions, 1929
King of the Kongo, Mascot Pictures Corporation, 1929
The Hitler Gang, Paramount, 1944
Two Years Before the Mast, Paramount, 1946
Road to Rio, Paramount, 1947
Dear Ruth, Paramount, 1947
Lulu Belle, Columbia, 1948
Let's Live a Little, Eagle-Lion, 1948
The Girl from Manhattan, United Artists, 1948
On Our Merry Way (also known as A Miracle Can Happen), United Artists, 1948
Cover-Up, United Artists, 1949
The Big Wheel, United Artists, 1949
Manhandled, Paramount, 1949
The Lucky Stiff, United Artists, 1949
Impact, United Artists, 1949
Riding High, Paramount, 1950
The Jackie Robinson Story, Eagle-Lion Films, 1950
D.O.A., United Artists, 1950
When I Grow Up, Eagle-Lion, 1951
The Well, United Artists, 1951
M, Columbia, 1951
The Steel Trap, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
The Star, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
Lady in the Iron Mask, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
The First Time, Columbia, 1952

Mutiny, United Artists, 1952
Three for Bedroom C, Warner Bros., 1952
Stalag 17, Paramount, 1953
Houdini, Paramount, 1953
Scared Stiff, Paramount, 1953
The Moon Is Blue (also known as Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach and Wolken sind uberall), United Artists, 1953
The Naked Jungle, Paramount, 1954
Apache, United Artists, 1954
About Mrs. Leslie, Paramount, 1954
Vera Cruz, United Artists, 1954
Kiss Me Deadly, United Artists, 1955
The Kentuckian, United Artists, 1955
The Big Knife, United Artists, 1955
While the City Sleeps, RKO Radio Pictures, 1956
Bandido, United Artists, 1956
Valerie, United Artists, 1957
Gunsight Ridge, United Artists, 1957
Omar Khayyam (also known as The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam), Paramount, 1957
The Space Children, Paramount, 1958
The Restless Years (also known as The Wonderful Years), Universal, 1958
Attack of the Puppet People (also known as The Fantastic PuppetPeople and Six Inches Tall), American International Pictures, 1958
Ten Seconds to Hell (also known as The Phoenix), United Artists, 1959
(Uncredited) Additional photography (deserted San Francisco sequence) On the Beach, United Artists, 1959
Tormented, Allied Artists, 1960
Inherit the Wind, United Artists, 1960
The Last Sunset, Universal, 1961
Judgement at Nuremberg, United Artists, 1961
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, United Artists, 1963
Four For Texas (also known as 4 For Texas), Warner Bros., 1963
One Man's Way, United Artists, 1964
Ship of Fools, Columbia, 1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall, Columbia, 1965
Fantastic Voyage (also known as Microscopia and StrangeJourney), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Luv, Columbia, 1967
The Big Mouth, Columbia, 1967
Star! (also known as Those Were the Happy Times), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1968
The First Time (also known as The Beginners Three, The Beginners, Doin' It, They Don't Wear Pajamas at Rosie's andYou Don't Need to Wear Pajamas at Rosie's), United Artists, 1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, Warner Bros., 1969
Airport, Universal, 1970
Showdowm, Universal, 1973
Additional photography, That's Entertainment!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1974
Logan's Run, United Artists, 1976
The Domino Principle (also known as The Domino Killings), Avco-Embassy, 1977
Film Appearances
Himself, James Wong Howe, A.S.C.: A Lesson in Light, 1973

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