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Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Known For Camera
Birthday Jul 16, 1901
Died Jul 07, 1974 (72)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Leon Shamroy (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. During his half-century career, he earned a record 18 Academy Award nominations (tied with Charles Lang) for Best Cinematography with a record ... 4 wins (tied with Joseph Ruttenberg).

Known For

Filmography

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Prudence and the Chief

Prudence and the Chief

1970

Director of Photography

Justine

Justine

1969

Director of Photography

Footprints On The Moon

Footprints On The Moon

1969

Director of Photography

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

Director of Photography

The Secret Life of an American Wife

The Secret Life of an American Wife

1968

Director of Photography

Skidoo

Skidoo

1968

Director of Photography

Caprice

Caprice

1967

Director of Photography

The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966

Director of Photography

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

Director of Photography

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

1965

Director of Photography

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965

Director of Photography

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

1964

Director of Photography

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

Director of Photography

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

Director of Photography

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962

Director of Photography

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Snow White and the Three Stooges

1961

Director of Photography

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

Director of Photography

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

1959

Director of Photography

The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

1959

Director of Photography

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959

Director of Photography

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

1958

Director of Photography

South Pacific

South Pacific

1958

Director of Photography

The Bravados

The Bravados

1958

Director of Photography

Desk Set

Desk Set

1957

Director of Photography

The Best Things in Life Are Free

The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956

Director of Photography

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

1956

Director of Photography

The King and I

The King and I

1956

Director of Photography

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955

Director of Photography

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Director of Photography

Good Morning, Miss Dove

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955

Director of Photography

There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

Director of Photography

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

Director of Photography

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

1953

Director of Photography

Tonight We Sing

Tonight We Sing

1953

Director of Photography

White Witch Doctor

White Witch Doctor

1953

Director of Photography

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953

Director of Photography

Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

1953

Director of Photography

King of the Khyber Rifles

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953

Director of Photography

The Robe

The Robe

1953

Director of Photography

With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart

1952

Director of Photography

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

1952

Director of Photography

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Director of Photography

David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

1951

Director of Photography

On the Riviera

On the Riviera

1951

Director of Photography

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

Director of Photography

Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

Director of Photography

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

Director of Photography

Prince of Foxes

Prince of Foxes

1949

Director of Photography

That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine

1948

Director of Photography

Daisy Kenyon

Daisy Kenyon

1947

Director of Photography

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

1947

Director of Photography

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

Director of Photography

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

Director of Photography

Where Do We Go from Here?

Where Do We Go from Here?

1945

Director of Photography

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

Director of Photography

State Fair

State Fair

1945

Director of Photography

Wilson

Wilson

1944

Director of Photography

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

1944

Director of Photography

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

Director of Photography

Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

Director of Photography

Claudia

Claudia

1943

Director of Photography

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

Director of Photography

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942

Director of Photography

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Director of Photography

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

Director of Photography

The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast

1941

Director of Photography

Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami

1941

Director of Photography

A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

Director of Photography

That Night in Rio

That Night in Rio

1941

Director of Photography

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

Director of Photography

Four Sons

Four Sons

1940

Director of Photography

I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

1940

Director of Photography

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1940

Director of Photography

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940

Director of Photography

Down Argentine Way

Down Argentine Way

1940

Director of Photography

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

Director of Photography

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Director of Photography

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

Director of Photography

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

1938

Director of Photography

Her Husband Lies

Her Husband Lies

1937

Director of Photography

Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

Director of Photography

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

Director of Photography

Soak the Rich

Soak the Rich

1936

Director of Photography

Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady

1936

Director of Photography

Wedding Present

Wedding Present

1936

Director of Photography

She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss

1935

Director of Photography

Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth

1935

Director of Photography

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935

Director of Photography

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Director of Photography

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

Director of Photography

Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

Director of Photography

Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

Director of Photography

Ready for Love

Ready for Love

1934

Director of Photography

Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

1934

Director of Photography

Kiss and Make-Up

Kiss and Make-Up

1934

Director of Photography

Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Director of Photography

Her Bodyguard

Her Bodyguard

1933

Cinematography

Three-Cornered Moon

Three-Cornered Moon

1933

Director of Photography

At Twelve Midnight

At Twelve Midnight

1933

Director of Photography

A Strange Adventure

A Strange Adventure

1932

Director of Photography

The Telltale Heart

The Telltale Heart

1928

Director of Photography

The Last Moment

The Last Moment

1928

Director of Photography

Land of the Lawless

Land of the Lawless

1927

Director of Photography

The Telltale Heart

The Telltale Heart

1928

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

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