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Sol Polito

Sol Polito

Known For Camera
Birthday Nov 12, 1892
Died May 23, 1960 (67)
Birthplace Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s. Salvatore Polito was born ... November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City and began working in the motion picture industry as a still photographer. After experience as a lab assistant and camera assistant, he was promoted to lighting cameraman in 1917. Polito married Frances (Francesca) D'Angelis in New York in 1914. The union produced two sons. The elder son Gene Polito (1918-2010) also became a cinematographer. Younger son S. Robert Polito (1922-2015) became a physician. Polito moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1919 to continue his career at First National Pictures and Warner Bros. He worked on more than 170 films at various studios, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy. Polito died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1960, aged 67, and was entombed in the Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. Polito received three Academy Award nominations: 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Best Cinematography (Color), shared with W. Howard Greene 1941: Sergeant York, Best Cinematography (Black and White) 1942: Captains of the Clouds, Best Cinematography (Color)

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Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta

1949

Director of Photography

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Director of Photography

The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

Director of Photography

The Voice of the Turtle

The Voice of the Turtle

1947

Director of Photography

Escape Me Never

Escape Me Never

1947

Director of Photography

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

Director of Photography

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946

Director of Photography

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

1946

Director of Photography

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

Director of Photography

The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green

1945

Director of Photography

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

Director of Photography

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

Director of Photography

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943

Director of Photography

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942

Director of Photography

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

1942

Director of Photography

Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

1942

Director of Photography

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1941

Cinematography

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

Director of Photography

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

Director of Photography

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

Director of Photography

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

Director of Photography

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Director of Photography

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

Director of Photography

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

Director of Photography

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Director of Photography

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Director of Photography

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

Director of Photography

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

Director of Photography

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

Director of Photography

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

Director of Photography

Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Director of Photography

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1938

Director of Photography

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Director of Photography

Varsity Show

Varsity Show

1937

Director of Photography

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

Director of Photography

Ready, Willing and Able

Ready, Willing and Able

1937

Director of Photography

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Director of Photography

Sons o' Guns

Sons o' Guns

1936

Director of Photography

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936

Director of Photography

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

Director of Photography

Colleen

Colleen

1936

Director of Photography

In Caliente

In Caliente

1935

Director of Photography

'G' Men

'G' Men

1935

Director of Photography

Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935

Director of Photography

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935

Director of Photography

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1935

Director of Photography

Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline

1934

Director of Photography

Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

1934

Director of Photography

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

Director of Photography

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

1934

Director of Photography

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

Director of Photography

Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica

1934

Director of Photography

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

Director of Photography

Dames

Dames

1934

Director of Photography

The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

1933

Director of Photography

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Director of Photography

The Working Man

The Working Man

1933

Director of Photography

42nd Street

42nd Street

1933

Director of Photography

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933

Director of Photography

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

Director of Photography

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

Director of Photography

It's Tough to Be Famous

It's Tough to Be Famous

1932

Director of Photography

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

1932

Director of Photography

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1932

Director of Photography

Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

Director of Photography

Two Seconds

Two Seconds

1932

Director of Photography

Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

Director of Photography

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931

Director of Photography

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

1931

Director of Photography

The Bargain

The Bargain

1931

Cinematography

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

Director of Photography

The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931

Director of Photography

Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

1931

Director of Photography

The Hot Heiress

The Hot Heiress

1931

Director of Photography

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

Director of Photography

Going Wild

Going Wild

1930

Director of Photography

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Director of Photography

The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

1930

Director of Photography

No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

1930

Director of Photography

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1930

Cinematography

Playing Around

Playing Around

1930

Director of Photography

Numbered Men

Numbered Men

1930

Director of Photography

Broadway Babies

Broadway Babies

1929

Director of Photography

Seven Footprints to Satan

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929

Director of Photography

Paris

Paris

1929

Director of Photography

The Man and the Moment

The Man and the Moment

1929

Director of Photography

Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight

1928

Director of Photography

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1928

Director of Photography

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

1928

Director of Photography

The Hawk's Nest

The Hawk's Nest

1928

Cinematography

The Border Patrol

The Border Patrol

1928

Director of Photography

Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas

1928

Director of Photography

Gun Gospel

Gun Gospel

1927

Director of Photography

Lonesome Ladies

Lonesome Ladies

1927

Director of Photography

Hard-Boiled Haggerty

Hard-Boiled Haggerty

1927

Cinematography

The Overland Stage

The Overland Stage

1927

Director of Photography

The Land Beyond the Law

The Land Beyond the Law

1927

Director of Photography

Senor Daredevil

Senor Daredevil

1926

Director of Photography

The Unknown Cavalier

The Unknown Cavalier

1926

Director of Photography

Soft Shoes

Soft Shoes

1925

Director of Photography

Roaring Rails

Roaring Rails

1924

Director of Photography

Why Men Leave Home

Why Men Leave Home

1924

Director of Photography

The Lightning Rider

The Lightning Rider

1924

Director of Photography

The Siren Of Seville

The Siren Of Seville

1924

Director of Photography

The Bishop of the Ozarks

The Bishop of the Ozarks

1923

Director of Photography

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1920

Director of Photography

Burglar by Proxy

Burglar by Proxy

1919

Director of Photography

Should a Woman Tell?

Should a Woman Tell?

1919

Director of Photography

Bill Apperson's Boy

Bill Apperson's Boy

1919

Director of Photography

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