Ray Rennahan Biography (1896-1980)

Born May 1, 1896, in Las Vegas, NV; died May 19, 1980, in Tarzana, CA; son ofJohn and Mary (McPhee); married Lilian Hunt, May 11, 1916; children: Rae (Mrs. Robert Forrest Moore). Career: Cinematographer. Worked as directorof photography at Technicolor, Hollywood, CA; photographer of motion picturesfor television, Universal Studios. Member: American Society of Cinematographers (president 1950-51, 1965-66). Awards, Honors: Academy Awardnomination (shared with Bert Glennon), best cinematography, color, 1940, forDrums Along the Mohawk; Academy Award (shared with Ernest Haller), best cinematography, color, 1940, for Gone with the Wind; Academy Awardnomination (shared with Leon Shamroy), best cinematography, color, 1941, forDown Argentine Way; Academy Award nomination (shared with Arthur C. Miller), best cinematography, color, 1941, for The Blue Bird; Academy Award nomination (shared with Harry Hallenberger), best cinematography, color,1942, for Louisiana Purchase; Academy Award (shared with Ernest Palmer), best cinematography, color, 1942, for Blood and Sand; Academy Awardnomination, best cinematography, color, 1944, for For Whom the Bell Tolls; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, color, 1945, for Ladyin the Dark..

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Cinematographer
Birth Details
May 1, 1896
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Death Details
May 19, 1980
Tarzana, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
  • And color photographer, The Ten Commandments, 1923
  • Blood Test, Adventure Productions, 1923
  • And technicolor photography, The Merry Widow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1925
  • Redskin, Paramount, 1929
  • Gold Diggers of Broadway, Warner Bros., 1929
  • The Vagabond King, Paramount, 1930
  • The King of Jazz, Universal, 1930
  • Whoopee!, United Artists, 1930
  • Doctor X, Warner Bros., 1932
  • Mystery of the Wax Museum (also known as Wax Museum), Warner Bros., 1933
  • And technicolor photography, My Grandfather's Clock, 1934
  • La Cucaracha, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
  • Kid Millions, 1934
  • And technicolor photography, The Cat and the Fiddle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
  • Pirate Party on Catalina Isle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
  • Memories and Melodies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
  • Gypsy Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
  • Becky Sharp (also known as Lady of Fortune, 1943), RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
  • Wings of the Morning, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937
  • Vogues (also known as All This and Glamour Too, Vogues of 1938, and Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938), United Artists, 1937
  • Ebb Tide, Paramount, 1937
  • Kentucky, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938
  • Her Jungle Love, Paramount, 1938
  • (And associate photographer), Dodge City, 1939
  • Sons of Liberty, Warner Bros., 1939
  • Drums Along the Mohawk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
  • Gone With the Wind, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
  • Teddy the Rough Rider, Warner Bros., 1940
  • The Blue Bird, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
  • Down Argentine Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
  • Chad Hanna, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
  • Blood and Sand, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
  • Belle Starr, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
  • That Night in Rio, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
  • Louisiana Purchase, Paramount, 1941
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls, Paramount, 1943
  • Up in Arms, RKO Radio Pictures,1944
  • Belle of the Yukon, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944
  • Lady in the Dark, Paramount, 1944
  • It's a Pleasure, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • Incendiary Blonde, Paramount, 1945
  • A Thousand and One Nights (also known as 1001 Nights), Columbia, 1945
  • Duel in the Sun, Vanguard Film Production, 1946
  • California, Paramount, 1946
  • The Perils of Pauline, Paramount, 1947
  • Unconquered, Paramount, 1947
  • Whispering Smith, Paramount, 1948
  • The Paleface, 1948
  • Streets of Laredo, 1949
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, (also known as A Yankee in King Arthur's Court), Paramount, 1949
  • The White Tower, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
  • Warpath, Paramount, 1951
  • Silver City (also known as High Vermilion), Paramount, 1951
  • The Great Missouri Raid, Paramount, 1951
  • Flaming Feather, Paramount, 1951
  • The Denver and Rio Grande, Paramount, 1952
  • At Sword's Point (also known as Sons of the Musketeers), RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
  • Hurricane Smith, Paramount, 1952
  • Pony Express, Paramount, 1953
  • Flight to Tangier, Paramount, 1953
  • Arrowhead, Paramount, 1953
  • La Gazza Ladra Overture (also known as The Thieving Magpie Overture), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
  • Texas Lady, RKO Radio Pictures, 1955
  • A Lawless Street, Columbia, 1955
  • Rage at Dawn (also known as Seven Bad Men), RKO Radio Pictures, 1955
  • Stranger on Horseback, United Artists, 1955
  • Seventh Cavalry, Columbia, 1956
  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Columbia, 1957
  • The Halliday Brand, United Artists, 1957
  • Terror in a Texas Town, United Artists, 1958
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Cinematographer, Columbo: Prescription Murder (also known as Prescription: Murder), 1968
  • Cinematographer, I Love a Mystery, NBC, 1973