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Born:
Newark, New Jersey
on
9/1/1901
Died:
2/14/1970
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Entered film in the early 1920s as a Hollywood cameraman and emerged as a prominent cinematographer following his work in France on director Jacques Feyder's "Carnival in Flanders" (1935). Stradling gained renown for his work on a number of British productions, including "Knight Without Armour" (1937) and "Pygmalion" (1938), before returning to Hollywood in 1940. He contributed to such outstanding black-and-white productions as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1944), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966) and was responsible for the lush color of films including "Guys and Dolls" (1955) and "My Fair Lady" (1964)....
Full Bio
,
Awards
&
Milestones
Filmography
Blind Date
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1970
/ Released /
)
The Owl and the Pussycat
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1970
/ Released /
)
Hello, Dolly!
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
Young Billy Young
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
Funny Girl
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1968
/ Released /
)
With Six You Get Eggroll
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1968
/ Released /
National General Pictures
)
Moment to Moment
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1966
/ Released /
Universal
)
Penelope
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1966
/ Released /
MGM/UA Entertainment Company
)
Walk, Don't Run
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1966
/ Released /
)
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1966
/ Released /
)
How to Murder Your Wife
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1965
/ Released /
)
Synanon
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1965
/ Released /
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
)
My Fair Lady
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1964
/ Released /
)
Island of Love
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1963
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
Mary, Mary
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1963
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
Five Finger Exercise
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1962
/ Released /
)
Gypsy
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1962
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
A Majority of One
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1961
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
On the Double
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1961
/ Released /
Paramount Pictures
)
Parrish
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1961
/ Released /
)
The Crowded Sky
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1960
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1960
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
Who Was That Lady?
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1960
/ Released /
)
Auntie Mame
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1958
/ Released /
)
Marjorie Morningstar
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1958
/ Released /
)
A Face in the Crowd
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1957
/ Released /
)
The Pajama Game
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1957
/ Released /
)
Helen of Troy
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1956
/ Released /
)
Guys and Dolls
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1955
/ Released /
)
Johnny Guitar
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1954
/ Released /
)
Forever Female
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1953
/ Released /
)
Angel Face
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1952
/ Released /
)
A Streetcar Named Desire
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1951
/ Released /
)
Edge of Doom
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1950
/ Released /
)
Easter Parade
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1948
/ Released /
)
The Pirate
- ( Photography
/ 1948
/ Released /
)
Words and Music
- ( Photography
/ 1948
/ Released /
)
Sea of Grass
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1947
/ Released /
)
Song of Love
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1947
/ Released /
)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1941
/ Released /
)
Suspicion
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1941
/ Released /
)
The Devil and Miss Jones
- ( Photography
/ 1941
/ Released /
)
The Citadel
- ( Photography
/
/ Released /
)
TV Credits
Gunsmoke
(
1955 / Released
):
Director of Photography
Full Biography
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Entered film in the early 1920s as a Hollywood cameraman and emerged as a prominent cinematographer following his work in France on director Jacques Feyder's "Carnival in Flanders" (1935). Stradling gained renown for his work on a number of British productions, including "Knight Without Armour" (1937) and "Pygmalion" (1938), before returning to Hollywood in 1940. He contributed to such outstanding black-and-white productions as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1944), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966) and was responsible for the lush color of films including "Guys and Dolls" (1955) and "My Fair Lady" (1964). Stradling shot Barbra Streisand's first four movies and died while filming "The Owl and the Pussycat" (1970).
Profession(s):
director of photography
Sometimes Credited As:
Harry Stradling Sr
Family
son:Harry Stradling Jr (survived him)
uncle:Walter Stradling (worked on many early Mary Pickford films)
Awards
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Oscar Best Cinematography--Color "My Fair Lady" 1964
Oscar Best Cinematography--Black and White "The Picture of Dorian Gray" 1945
Milestones
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1970 Died while shooting "The Owl and the Pussycat" (completed by Andrew Laszlo)
1940 Returned to Hollywood
1934 - 1935 Worked in France on "Quelle Drole de Gosse", "La Dame aux Camelias" and "La Kermesse heroique/Carnival in Flanders"
1929 Shot first sound film, "Lucky in Love"
1920 Shot first film, "The Devil's Garden"
Moved to England
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