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Leon Shamroy
Sign in to saveAmerican cinematographer (1901–1974)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Leon Shamroy (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. During his half-century career, he earned a record 18 Academy Award nominations (tied with Charles Lang) for Best Cinematography with a record 4 wins (tied with Joseph Ruttenberg).
Known for
- Catalina Island — Self1966
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Mary Anderson
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Number of children
- 4
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1901-07-16
- date of death
- 1974-07-07
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