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DIED
July 07, 1974

RECENT CREDITS
Cheaper by the Dozen (FILM)  Jan. 1, 2003
Justine (FILM)  Aug. 1, 1969
Skidoo (FILM)  Dec. 1, 1968
Planet of the Apes (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1968

BIOGRAPHY
Distinguished American cinematographer, best known for his lavish color work on epics and musicals of the 1940s and 50s. Shamroy began shooting features films in the late 1920s and, after a seven-year stint with....
Distinguished American cinematographer, best known for his lavish color work on epics and musicals of the 1940s and 50s. Shamroy began shooting features films in the late 1920s and, after a seven-year stint with Paramount (1932-39), spent most of his career at 20th Century-Fox. He worked primarily with Henry King and Walter Lang in the 1940s and was influential in the development of Cinemascope in the 50s. (Shamroy photographed the first film to use the new process, "The Robe", in 1953.) He also worked with Otto Preminger on films such as "Daisy Kenyon" (1947), "Porgy and Bess" (1959) and "The Cardinal" (1964).



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