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Joseph MacDonald

 
Cinematographer: Joe MacDonald
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  • Born: Dec 15, 1906 in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Died: 1968
  • Occupation: Cinematographer
  • Active: '40s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: My Darling Clementine, Mirage, Down to the Sea in Ships
  • First Major Screen Credit: Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

Biography

Cinematographer Joe MacDonald was born to American parents in Mexico City. He joined the film industry in the early 1920s as an assistant cameraman; by the early 1940s he had been promoted to director of photography where he became known for his excellent photography with both black-and-white and color film. He was also equally at home filming indoors or out. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Joseph MacDonald, A.S.C.
Born Joseph Patrick Macdonald
December 15, 1906
Mexico City, Mexico
Died May 26, 1968
Woodland Hills, California
Occupation Cinematographer

Joseph MacDonald, A.S.C. (December 15, 1906 - May 26, 1968) was an award-winning American cinematographer.[1]

An assistant cameraman from the early 1920s, he became a cinematographer in the 1940s and soon was working on well known films.

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Filmography

Awards

Nominations

  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, for The Young Lions; 1959.
  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for Pepe; 1961.
  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for The Sand Pebbles; 1967.

Legacy

At the time of the release of his most widely seen movie, How to Marry a Millionaire, no widescreen movies were being produced in Mexico, and in fact several years passed before such movies would be produced in that country. In addition, MacDonald was the first Mexican-born cinematographer to be Oscar nominated.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Joseph MacDonald at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885. 2008. Index home page.

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