Ralph Woolsey

{{Short description|American cinematographer (1914–2018)}}

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|name = Ralph Woolsey

|birth_date = {{birth date|1914|01|01}}

|birth_place = Oregon, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|03|23|1914|01|01}}

|death_place = Woodland Hills, California, U.S.

|occupation = Cinematographer

|children = 3{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ralph-woolsey-dead-batman-great-santini-cinematographer-dies-at-104-1101315/|title=Ralph Woolsey, 'Batman' and 'The Great Santini' Cinematographer, Dies at 104|first=Rhett|last=Bartlett|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=September 18, 2021}}

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Ralph Woolsey (January 1, 1914 – March 23, 2018){{Cite web |title=In Memoriam: Ralph A. Woolsey, ASC (1914-2018) |url=https://theasc.com/news/in-memoriam-ralph-a-woolsey-asc |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=The American Society of Cinematographers |language=en}} was an American cinematographer. He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1968 for his work on It Takes a Thief, after having been nominated twice for the television programs Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ralph-woolsey|title=Ralph Woolsey|work=Television Academy|access-date=September 18, 2021}}

Woolsey died on March 23, 2018 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 104.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/ralph-woolsey-dead-batman-cinematographer-it-takes-a-thief-emmy-1202361653/|title=Ralph Woolsey Dies: Emmy-Winning 'It Takes A Thief' & 'Batman' Cinematographer Was 104|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=September 18, 2021}}