Russell Metty
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American cinematographer (1906–1978)
Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus. Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then was hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in…
Known for
- Making 'The Misfits' — Self (archive footage)2002
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Russell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Canoga Park
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Image
- Russell Metty (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- Russell Metty
- date of birth
- 1906-09-20
- date of death
- 1978-04-28
- place of burial
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
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