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Burnett Guffey

 
Cinematographer: Burnett Guffey
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  • Born: May 26, 1905 in Del Rio, Tennessee
  • Died: May 30, 1983 in Goleta, California
  • Occupation: Cinematographer
  • Active: '40s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Crime
  • Career Highlights: Bonnie and Clyde, All the King's Men, The Great White Hope
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Iron Horse (1924)

Biography

Beginning as an assistant cameraman in 1923, American cinematographer Burnett Guffey was put in charge of second-unit lensing for John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. The teenaged Guffey handled the assignment with all the finesse of a veteran, but he returned to the assistant ranks as a camera operator in 1928. He was reunited with director Ford on several occasions, notably The Informer (1935), and also worked with Alfred Hitchcock. Guffey was signed as a director of photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944, where he was expected to work on everything from "A"-musicals to "B"-westerns. Among his more lofty achievements at Columbia were The Fighting Guardsman (1945), All the King's Men (1949), In a Lonely Place (1950), and From Here to Eternity (1953), for which he won an Academy Award. His next Oscar came for Warner Bros.' Bonnie and Clyde (1967), wherein Guffey effectively broke from studio-bound traditionalism to produce free-flowing camerawork on a par with the best of the French "nouvelle vague." Burnett Guffey's penultimate project was the testosterone-soaked photography for 1970's The Great White Hope. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Burnett Guffey

Guffey behind the camera
Born May 26, 1905(1905-05-26)
Del Rio, Tennessee, U.S.
Died May 30, 1983 (aged 78)
Goleta, California, U.S.
Title A.S.C.
Board member of A.S.C. President (1957-1958)
Awards Best Black-and-White Cinematography
1954 From Here to Eternity
Best Cinematography
1968 Bonnie and Clyde

Burnett Guffey, A.S.C. (May 26, 1905 - May 30, 1983 in Del Rio, Tennessee) was an American cinematographer.[1]

He won two Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity (1953) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

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Career

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944.[2][3]

In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member.

According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).[4][5]

Filmography

Awards

Wins

  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, for From Here to Eternity; 1954.
  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for Bonnie and Clyde; 1968.

Nominations

  • Golden Globes: Golden Globe, Best Cinematography, Black and White, for All the King's Men; (1950)
  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, for The Harder They Fall, (1957).
  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, for Birdman of Alcatraz, 1963.
  • Academy Awards; Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, for King Rat; 1966.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Burnett Guffey at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ Burnett Guffey at Allmovie.
  3. ^ * Steeman, Albert. Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers, "Burnett Guffey page," Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2007. Last accessed: January 2, 2008.
  4. ^ Selby, Spencer. Dark City: The Film Noir, page 239, 1984. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
  5. ^ American Society of Cinematographers. "Lonely America: The Noir Cinematography of Burnett Guffey ASC," 2007. Last accessed: January 2, 2007.

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