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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Harold Rosson Biography (1895-1988)
Born in 1895, in New York City, NY; died on September 6, 1988, in Palm Beach,FL; married Jean Harlow (an actress), 1933 (divorced, 1935). Career:Cinematographer. Awards, Honors: Honorary Award (shared with W. HowardGreene), best color cinematography, 1937, for The Garden of Allah; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, color, 1940, for The Wizard of Oz; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, black and white, 1941, for Boom Town; Academy Award nomination (shared with Robert Surtees), best cinematography, black and white, 1945, for Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, black and white, 1951,for The Asphalt Jungle; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, black and white, 1957, for The Bad Seed..
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- 1895
- New York, New York, United States
- Death Details
- September 6, 1988
- Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
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David Harum, Paramount, 1915
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Oliver Twist, Paramount, 1916
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The Honorable Friend, Paramount, 1916
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Panthea, Lewis J. Selzick Enterprises, 1917
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The American Consul, Paramount, 1917
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Cinema Murder, Paramount, 1919
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Polly of the Storm Country, First National Pictures, 1920
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A Virginia Courtship, Paramount, 1921
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Buried Treasure, Paramount, 1921
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Everything for Sale, Paramount, 1921
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Dark Secrets, Paramount, 1922
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A Homespun Vamp, Paramount, 1922
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The Cradle, Paramount, 1922
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Through a Glass Window, 1922
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For the Defense, Paramount, 1922
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Zaza, Paramount, 1923
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Quicksands, Paramount, 1923
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Garrison's Finish, Allied Producers & Distributers, 1923
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The Glimpses of the Moon, Paramount, 1923
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Lawful Larceny, Paramount, 1923
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Manhattan, 1924
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A Society Scandal, Paramount, 1924
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Manhandled, Paramount, 1924
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The Story Without a Name (also known as Without Warning), Paramount, 1924
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The Little French Girl, Paramount, 1925
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Too Many Kisses, Paramount, 1925
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A Man Must Live, Paramount, 1925
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The Street of Forgotten Men, Paramount, 1925
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Classified, First National Pictures, 1925
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Infatuation, First National Pictures, 1925
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Man Bait, Producers Distributing Corp., 1926
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Up in Mabel's Room, Producers Distributing Corp., 1926
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Almost a Lady, Producers Distributing Corp., 1926
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For Wives Only, Producers Distributing Corp., 1926
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Jim, the Conqueror, Producers Distributing Corp., 1927
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Getting Gertie's Garter, Producers Distributing Corp., 1927
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Evening Clothes, Paramount, 1927
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Rough House Rosie, Paramount, 1927
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Service for Ladies, Paramount, 1927
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A Gentleman of Paris, Paramount, 1927
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Open Range, Paramount, 1927
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The Dragnet, Paramount, 1928
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The Docks of New York, Paramount, 1928
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Abie's Irish Rose, Paramount, 1928
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Paramount, 1928
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Sawdust Paradise, Paramount, 1928
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Three Weekends (also known as Three Week Ends), Paramount,1928
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The Case of Lena Smith, Paramount, 1929
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Trent's Last Case, Fox Film Corporation, 1929
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The Far Call, Fox Film Corporation, 1929
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Frozen Justice, Fox Film Corporation, 1929
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South Sea Rose, Fox Film Corporation, 1929
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Passion Flower, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1930
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Hello Sister, Sono-Art World Wide Pictures, 1930
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This Mad World, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1930
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Madam Satan (also known as Madame Satan), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1930
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Son of India, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
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The Prodigal (also known as The Southerner), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
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Men Call It Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
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The Cuban Love Song, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
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En cada puerto un amor, Culver Export Corporation, 1931
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Sporting Blood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
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The Squaw Man (also known as The White Man), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
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Tarzan the Ape Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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Kongo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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Are You Listening?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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When a Fellow Needs a Friend (also known as When a Feller Needsa Friend), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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Red-Headed Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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Downstairs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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Red Dust, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
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Turn Back the Clock, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
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Penthouse (also known as Crooks in Clover), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
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Hell Below, Loew's, Inc., 1933
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The Barbarian (also known as The Arab,
Man of the Nile, and A Night in Cairo), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
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Hold Your Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
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Bombshell (also known as Blonde Bombshell), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
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This Side of Heaven, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
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The Cat and the Fiddle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
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Treasure Island, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
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The Scarlet Pimpernel, London Film Productions, 1934
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The Ghost Goes West, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
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As You Like It, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
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The Devil Is a Sissy (also known as The Devil Takes the Count), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
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The Emperor's Candlesticks, Loew's, Inc., 1937
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles, United Artists, 1937
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They Gave Him a Gun, 1937
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Captains Courageous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937
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A Yank at Oxford, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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Too Hot to Handle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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That Mothers Might Live, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
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The Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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I Take This Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Flight Command, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
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Edison, the Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
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Boom Town, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
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Washington Melodrama, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
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Johnny Eager, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
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Honky Tonk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
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The Penalty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
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Men of Boys Town, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
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Tennessee Johnson (also known as The Man on America's Conscience), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
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Somewhere I'll Find You, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
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Slightly Dangerous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
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Between Two Women, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
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An American Romance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
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Three Wise Fools, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
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No Leave, No Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
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My Brother Talks to Horses, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
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Duel in the Sun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
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Living in a Big Way, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
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The Hucksters, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
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Homecoming, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
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Command Decision, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
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The Stratton Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
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On the Town, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
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Any Number Can Play, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
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To Please a Lady (also known as Red Hot Wheels), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
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Key to the City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
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The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
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The Red Badge of Courage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
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Lone Star, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
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Singin' in the Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
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Love Is Better Than Ever (also known as The Light Fantastic), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
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I Love Melvin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
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The Actress, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
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Dangerous When Wet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
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Ulisse (also known as Ulysses), Paramount, 1954
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Mambo, Paramount, 1954
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Strange Lady in Town, Warner Bros., 1955
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Pete Kelly's Blues, 1955
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Toward the Unknown (also known as Brink of Hell), 1956
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The Bad Seed, Warner Bros., 1956
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The Enemy Below, FOX, 1957
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Onionhead, Warner Bros., 1958
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No Time for Sergeants, Warner Bros., 1958
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El Dorado, Paramount, 1967
Further Reference
OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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New York Times, September 9, 1988.*
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