Article: Shamroy, Leon

SHAMROY, Leon



Cinematographer. Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 16 July 1901. Education: Attended Cooper Union, New York; City College of New York; Columbia University, New York. Family: Married the actress Mary Anderson. Career: Mechanical engineer: assistant to Nicholas J. Shamroy, and developed the Lawrence motor; work as laboratory technician and photographer on experimental films attracted producers' attention: 1927 first film as cinematographer; then worked at 20th Century-Fox for 30 years. Awards: Academy Award for The Black Swan , 1942; Wilson , 1944; Leave Her to Heaven , 1945; Cleopatra , 1963. Died: July 1974.

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