Lester Shorr

{{short description|American cinematographer}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Lester Shorr

|birth_date = {{birth date|1907|04|11}}

|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1992|07|28|1907|04|11}}

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

|occupation = Cinematographer

}}

Lester Shorr (April 11, 1907 - July 28, 1992) was an American cinematographer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/136955284/|title=The man behind the cameras|work=Democrat and Chronicle|location=Rochester, New York|date=June 12, 1977|access-date=October 1, 2021|page=92|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/684606922/|title=Cinematographer Shorr Aids Fund|work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|location=Hollywood, California|date=December 16, 1966|access-date=October 1, 2021|page=6|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/382964342/|title=Cinematographers Reelect Lester Shorr President|date=February 10, 1976|access-date=October 1, 2021|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|page=49|via=Newspapers.com}} He won a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Cinematography for his work on the television program Medic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/lester-shorr|title=Lester Shorr|work=Television Academy|access-date=October 1, 2021}}

Shorr died on July 28, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 85.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-07-mn-4649-story.html|title=Lester Shorr; Won First Emmy for Photography|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 7, 1992|access-date=October 1, 2021}}