Charles Lawton Jr.

{{Short description|American film and television cinematographer}}

{{Infobox person

|name=Charles Lawton Jr.

|birth_date={{birth date|1904|04|06}}

|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1965|07|11|1904|04|06}}

|death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|occupation=Cinematographer

|yearsactive=1937–1965}}

Charles "Buddy"{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/995328440/|title=Camera Crew Back After First Filming Of Convoy Under Way|work=The Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=April 29, 1956|access-date=December 22, 2024|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} Lawton Jr. (April 6, 1904 – July 11, 1965) was an American film and television cinematographer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/828650530/|title=Action and Scenery|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|location=Richmond, Virginia|date=May 10, 1956|access-date=December 22, 2024|page=38|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Film_Crew_of_Hollywood/tXdzAQAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=The Film Crew of Hollywood: Profiles of Grips, Cinematographers, Designers, a Gaffer, a Stuntman and a Makeup Artist|page=173|first=James C.|last=Udel|date=October 17, 2013|publisher=McFarland|ISBN=9781476602264|via=Google Books}} He has over one hundred credits to his name.{{cite book |title=TV Guide Movie Reviews. The Greatest Films of All Time. |publisher=Kappa Books |page=75. 118}}