Joseph August

{{Short description|American cinematographer (1890–1947)}}

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|name = Joseph H. August

|image = Joseph H. August (1922).jpg

|alt = portrait phtot of Joseph H. August, taken in 1922

|caption = Joseph H. August (1922)

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1890|4|26}}

|birth_place = Idaho Springs, Colorado

|death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1947|09|25|1890|04|26}}

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|known_for = ASC Co-founder

|education = Colorado School of Mining

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|occupation = Cinematographer

|years_active = 1913–1947

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Joseph H. August, A.S.C. (26 April 1890 – 25 September 1947) was an American cinematographer and co-founder of the American Society of Cinematographers.

His films included Gunga Din (1939) for which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), and Portrait of Jennie (1948).{{cite book | last=Higham | first =Charles | last2=Greenberg | first2=Joel | year = 1968 | title=Hollywood in the Forties | page=57 | publisher=A. Zwemmer Limited | location=London | isbn=0-302-00477-7}}

He died in 1947 shortly after completing the filming of Portrait of Jennie. He received his second Oscar nomination, posthumously, for this film. His son, Joseph S. August (1916–2006), was also a cinematographer.