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Began his career as a portrait photographer in 1912. Clarke designed a battery-run camera motor which became the industry standard during the silent era, was a pioneer of matte photography techniques, and developed a reputation for location work under difficult conditions. He was nominated four times for an Academy Award.
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Filmography

Suddenly - ( Director of Photography / 2001 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
Madison Avenue - ( Director of Photography / 1962 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Return to Peyton Place - ( Director of Photography / 1961 / Released / )
Flaming Star - ( Director of Photography / 1960 / Released / )
A Private's Affair - ( Director of Photography / 1959 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Holiday For Lovers - ( Director of Photography / 1959 / Released / )
Hound Dog Man - ( Director of Photography / 1959 / Released / )
The Sound and the Fury - ( Director of Photography / 1959 / Released / )
These Thousand Hills - ( Director of Photography / 1959 / Released / )
The Barbarian and the Geisha - ( Director of Photography / 1958 / Released / )
The Hunters - ( Director of Photography / 1958 / Released / )
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! - ( Director of Photography / 1957 / Released / )
Stopover Tokyo - ( Director of Photography / 1957 / Released / )
The Wayward Bus - ( Director of Photography / 1957 / Released / )
Carousel - ( Director of Photography / 1956 / Released / )
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit - ( Director of Photography / 1956 / Released / )
Three Brave Men - ( Director of Photography / 1956 / Released / )
Prince of Players - ( Director of Photography / 1955 / Released / )
The Bridges at Toko-Ri - ( Director of Photography / 1955 / Released / )
The Bridges at Toko-Ri - ( Photography(- aerial photography) / 1955 / Released / )
The Virgin Queen - ( Director of Photography / 1955 / Released / )
Violent Saturday - ( Director of Photography / 1955 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Black Widow - ( Director of Photography / 1954 / Released / 20th Century Fox Studios )
Night People - ( Director of Photography / 1954 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Destination Gobi - ( Director of Photography / 1953 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Ladies of Washington - ( Photography / 1944 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Guadalcanal Diary - ( Photography / 1943 / Released / )
A Gentleman at Heart - ( Director of Photography / 1942 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Perfect Snob - ( Photography / 1941 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Stand-In - ( Director of Photography / 1937 / Released / )
Girls Demand Excitement - ( Director of Photography / 1931 / Released / )

TV Credits

Full Biography (Back to top)


Began his career as a portrait photographer in 1912. Clarke designed a battery-run camera motor which became the industry standard during the silent era, was a pioneer of matte photography techniques, and developed a reputation for location work under difficult conditions. He was nominated four times for an Academy Award.

Profession(s):
director of photography, Actor, assistant cameraman, laboratory assistant
Sometimes Credited As:
Charles Clarke
Charles Galloway Clarke
Awards (Back to top)

Honorary Oscar 1979

Milestones (Back to top)

1951 Co-shot (with John Boyle) Oscar ceremonies
1937 Directed short film "Pigskin Heroes"
1922 Became first director of photography for Jesse Lasky company
1922 First film as co-director of photography (also editor), "The Half Breed"
1919 First made lab assistant
With Fox
With 20th Century-Fox

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