Charles Rosher Biography (1885-1974)

Born November 17, 1885, in London, England; immigrated to the United States,1908; died in January, 1974; children: Joan Marsh (an actress), Charles, Jr.(a cinematographer). Career: Cinematographer. Also worked as portraitphotographer. Awards, Honors: Shared Academy Award, best cinematography (with Karl Struss), 1927, for Sunrise; Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1927, for My Best Girl, 1928, for Tempest, 1934, for The Affairs of Cellini, and 1944, for Kismet; shared Academy Award, best cinematography (with Leonard Smith and Arthur E. Arling),1946, for The Yearling; Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1950, for Annie Get Your Gun, and 1951, for Show Boat..

Nationality: British, American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Cinematographer
Birth Details: November 17, 1885; London, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Cinematographer
Early Days in the West, 1912
Indian Raiders, 1912
With General Pancho Villas in Mexico, 1913
The Oath of a Viking, 1914
(As Charles G. Rosher) The Mystery of the Poison Pool, 1914
The Mad Maid of the Forest, 1915
The Voice in the Fog, 1915
(As Charles G. Rosher) Blackbirds, 1915
The Plow Girl, 1916
(As Charles G. Rosher) The Blacklist, 1916
The Sowers, 1916
The Clown, 1916
Anton the Terrible (also known as The Austrian Spy), 1916
The Secret Game, 1917
The Primrose Ring, 1917
A Little Princess, 1917
Hashimura Togo, 1917
A Mormon Maid, 1917
At First Sight, 1917
The Widow's Might, 1918
One More American (also known as The Land of the Free), 1918
Honor of His House (also known as Honor of the House), 1918
How Could You, Jean?, 1918
Johanna Enlists, 1918
Too Many Millions, 1918
The Dub, 1919
Captain Kidd, Jr., 1919
Daddy Long Legs, 1919
The Hoodlum, 1919
Heart o' the Hills (also known as Heart of the Hills), 1919
Pollyanna, 1920
Suds, 1920
The White Circle, 1920
Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1921
The Love Light, 1921
Through the Back Door, 1921
Smilin' Through (also known as Smiling Through), 1922
Tess of the Storm Country, 1922
Rosita, 1923
Tiger Rose, 1923
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, 1924
Three Women, 1924
Little Annie Rooney, 1925
Sparrows, 1926
(With Karl Struss) Sunrise (also known as Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans), 1927
My Best Girl, United Artists, 1927
The Tempest, United Artists, 1928
Atlantic, 1929

The Vagabond Queen (also known as Bright Eyes), 1930
Two Worlds (also known as Zwei Welten), 1930
La Route Est Belle (also known as The Road Is Fine), 1930
The Price of Things, 1930
Paid (also known as Within the Law), 1930
Knowing Men, 1930
Atlantic, 1930
War Nurse, 1930
This Modern Age, 1931
Silence, 1931
Laughing Sinners, 1931
Beloved Bachelor, 1931
Dance, Fools, Dance, 1931
What Price Hollywood?, 1932
Two against the World, 1932
Husband's Holiday, 1932
The Silver Cord, 1933
Rockabye, 1933
Our Betters, 1933
After Tonight (also known as Sealed Lips), 1933
The Past of Mary Holmes, 1933
Bed of Roses, 1933
Flaming Gold, 1933
What Every Woman Knows, 1934
Outcast Lady (also known as A Woman of the World), 1934
Moulin Rouge, 1934
The Affairs of Cellini (also known as The Firebrand), 1934
The Call of the Wild, 1935
After Office Hours, 1935
Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935
Small Town Girl (also known as One Horse Town), 1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1936
Men Are Not Gods, 1936
The Perfect Specimen, 1937
Hollywood Hotel, 1937
The Woman I Love (also known as The Woman Between), 1937
White Banners, 1938
Hard to Get, 1938
Yes, My Darling Daughter, 1939
Off the Record, 1939
Hell's Kitchen, 1939
Espionage Agent, 1939
Three Cheers for the Irish, 1940
My Love Came Back, 1940
Brother Rat and a Baby (also known as Baby Be Good), 1940
A Child Is Born, 1940
One Foot in Heaven, 1941
Million Dollar Baby, 1941
Four Mothers, 1941
Pierre of the Plains, 1942
Mokey, 1942
Stand By for Action (also known as Cargo of Innocents), 1943
Assignment in Brittany, 1943
Swing Fever, 1944
Kismet (also known as Oriental Dream), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1944
Yolanda and the Thief, 1945
(With Leonard Smith and Arthur E. Arling) The Yearling, 1946
Ziegfeld Follies, 1946
Song of the Thin Man, 1947
Dark Delusion (also known as Cynthia's Secret), 1947
Fiesta, 1947
Words and Music, 1948
On an Island with You, 1948
The Red Danube, 1949
East Side, West Side, 1949
Neptune's Daughter, 1949
Pagan Love Song, 1950
Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Show Boat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Scaramouche, 1952
Young Bess, 1953
Kiss Me Kate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
The Story of Three Loves (also known as Equilibrium and Three Stories of Love), 1953
Jupiter's Darling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993, pp. 649-50.*

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