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Leon Shamroy

Birth Name:	Leonard Tolstoy Shamroy
Nickname:	The Cameraman’s Cameraman
Alt Names:	Leo Shamroy Leonard Shamroy
Born:	July 16, 1901
Birth Place:	New York City, New York
Died:	July 7, 1974
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California
Cause:	undisclosed
Age at Death:	72 years and 356 days
More Info:	Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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1938	Cinematography. The Young in Heart, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Leon Shamroy.
1940	Cinematography (Color). Down Argentine Way, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan.
1942	Cinematography (Black-and-White). Ten Gentlemen from West Point, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1942	Cinematography (Color). The Black Swan, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1944	Cinematography (Color). Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1945	Cinematography (Color). Leave Her to Heaven, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1949	Cinematography (Black-and-White). Prince of Foxes, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1951	Cinematography (Color). David and Bathsheba, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1952	Cinematography (Color). The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1953	Cinematography (Color). The Robe, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1954	Cinematography (Color). The Egyptian, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1955	Cinematography (Color). Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1956	Cinematography (Color). The King and I, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
1958	Cinematography (Color). South Pacific, South Pacific Enterprises, Inc.; Magna Theatre Corporation. Leon Shamroy.
1959	Cinematography (Color). Porgy and Bess, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; Columbia. Leon Shamroy.
1963	Cinematography (Color). The Cardinal, Gamma Production; Columbia. Leon Shamroy.
1963	Cinematography (Color). Cleopatra, 20th Century-Fox, Ltd.-MCL Films S.A.-WALWA Films S.A. Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Switzerland, UK, USA) Leon Shamroy.
1965	Cinematography (Color). The Agony and the Ecstasy, International Classics Production; 20th Century-Fox. (USA, Italy) Leon Shamroy.

18 Nominations