| Leon Shamroy | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1901 New York City |
| Died | July 7, 1974 (aged 72) Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Title | A.S.C. President (1947-1948) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Anderson (1953-1974) |
| Awards | Best Cinematography Cleopatra (1963) |
Leon Shamroy, A.S.C. (16 July 1901, New York City – 7 July 1974, Los Angeles) was an American film cinematographer. Together with Charles Lang, he holds the record for most number of Academy Award nominations for Cinematography. Throughout his five-decade career, he garnered eighteen nominations with four wins. From 1953 to his death in 1974, he was married to movie actress Mary Anderson. Shamroy was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
He is the namesake for Rita Marlowe's (Jayne Mansfield) poodle in the 1957 movie Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
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Academy Awards
Wins
- Cleopatra (1963)
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Wilson (1944)
- The Black Swan (1942)
Nominations
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
- The Cardinal (1963)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- South Pacific (1958)
- The King and I (1956)
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
- The Egyptian (1954)
- The Robe (1953)
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
- David and Bathsheba (1951)
- Prince of Foxes (1949)
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
- Down Argentine Way (1940)
- The Young in Heart (1938)
Additional films
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
- Roxie Hart (1942)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
- That Lady in Ermine (1948)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
- King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
- Desk Set (1957)
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
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