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Article: Biroc, Joseph
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BIROC, Joseph
Cinematographer.
Nationality:
American.
Born:
New York City, 12 February 1903.
Education:
Attended Emerson High School, Union City, New Jersey.
Military Service:
U.S. Signal Corps during World War II: filmed the liberation of Paris.
Career:
Camera operator during the 1930s; 1947
—
first feature film as cinematographer,
It's a Wonderful Life
; 1952
—
shot the first 3-D feature film,
Bwana Devil
; much work for TV, including episodes for
Superman
,
Richard Diamond
, and
Four Star Theatre
, and the mini-series
The Money-changers
, 1976,
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
, 1977,
Little Women
, 1978, and
Scruples
, 1980.
Awards:
Academy Award, for
The Towering ...
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