Jack Priestley

{{short description|American cinematographer}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Jack Priestley

|birth_name = John S. Priestley{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/priestley-jack.htm|title=Jack Priestley|work=IEC|access-date=September 19, 2021}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|07|27}}

|birth_place = New York, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1993|05|26|1926|07|27}}

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

|occupation = Cinematographer

|spouse = Nancy Priestley{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/04/obituaries/jack-priestly-is-dead-cinematographer-66.html|title=Jack Priestly Is Dead; Cinematographer, 66|work=The New York Times|date=June 4, 1993|access-date=September 19, 2021}}

|children = 5

}}

John S. Priestley (July 27, 1926 – May 26, 1993) was an American cinematographer. He won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1962 and 1963 in the category Outstanding Cinematography for his work on the television program Naked City, and was nominated in 1964 for East Side/West Side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/john-s-priestley|title=John S. Priestley|work=Television Academy|access-date=September 19, 2021}}

Priestley died on May 26, 1993 of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 66.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/james-wayne-martin-107517/|title=James Wayne Martin|work=Variety|author=Variety Staff|date=June 4, 1993|access-date=September 19, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-04-mn-43102-story.html|title=Jack Priestly; Emmy-Winning Cinematographer|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 4, 1993|access-date=September 19, 2021}}