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Russell Metty

{{Short description|American cinematographer}}

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

| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|04|28|1906|09|20|mf=y}}

| death_place = Canoga Park, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Cinematographer

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Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer{{cite web|title=Russell Metty|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/102643/Russell-Metty/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022002647/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/102643/Russell-Metty/biography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Bruce Eder|date=2013|archive-date=2013-10-22}}Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885. 2008. [http://www.citwf.com/indexx.asp Index home page]. who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus.{{Cite web |title=Academy Awards Acceptance Speeches - Search Results {{!}} Margaret Herrick Library {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences |url=https://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/033-8/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=aaspeechesdb.oscars.org}}

Career

Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in 1929.[http://www.cinematographers.nl/GreatDoPh/metty.htm Steeman, Albert]. Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers, "Russell Metty page", Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2007. Last accessed: December 19, 2007. He became a regular cameraman at Universal Studios, and was a regular collaborator with the German film director Douglas Sirk, making eleven films altogether with Sirk.

Filmography

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Accolades

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References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0005797|Russell Metty}}
  • [https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/156515 Russell Metty] biographical essay at Turner Classic Movies by Lorraine LoBianco
  • [http://www.cinematographers.nl/GreatDoPh/metty.htm Russell Metty] at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

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Category:1906 births

Category:1978 deaths

Category:American cinematographers

Category:Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners