John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven

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Career

His Hollywood career began in

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as a lab assistant with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. He went to work as a lab technician for the American Film Manufacturing Company (known as "Flying A"), also in Chicago.Steeman, Albert
''Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers,'' "John F. Seitz page," Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2007. Last accessed: December 13, 2007. Seitz got his first chance to establish himself as lead cameraman in

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, and he achieved great success with the director Rex Ingram, most famously on the Rudolph Valentino film, '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921). Highly regarded by

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, Seitz worked with him on the film noirs '' Double Indemnity'' (1944), '' The Lost Weekend'' (1945), and ''

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'' (1950), receiving

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nominations for each. During his career he received seven nominations for

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. In 1929 he served as president of the

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(A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a member since

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. The A.S.C. named the 2002 Heritage Award after Seitz. Seitz retired in

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and devoted himself to photographic inventions for which he held 18

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s. An example of a Seitz invention is the matte shot: a large painting is photographed separately and later added to a scene to expand it, add effects, and/or create a sense of depth in backgrounds. He was also noted for his innovations with low-key lighting, which enhanced the film noir style. A widower, he married screenwriter Marie Boyle in 1934 who raised his daughter Margaret Alice Marhoefer and later gave birth to a son, John Lawrence Seitz. Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery.

Filmography

* ''The Quagmire'' (1916) * ''The Ranger of Lonesome Gulch'' (1916) * ''

The Bride's Silence ''The Bride's Silence'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Henry King and starring Gail Kane, Lew Cody, and Henry A. Barrows.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast * Gail Kane as Syllvia Standish * Lew Co ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Serpent's Tooth ''The Serpent's Tooth'' is a novel by Singaporean writer Catherine Lim, first published in 1982 by Times Edition Pte Ltd. The title of the novel is taken from a quote from Shakespeare's ''King Lear'': "Sharper than a serpent’s tooth/ It is to hav ...

'' (1917) * ''Whose Wife'' (1917) * ''

A Game of Wits ''A Game of Wits'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Gail Kane, George Periolat, and Spottiswoode Aitken.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast * Gail Kane as Jeannette Bro ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Mate of the Sally Ann ''The Mate of the Sally Ann'' (also known as ''Peggy Rebels'') is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As desc ...

'' (1917) * '' Souls in Pawn'' (1917) * ''

Up Romance Road ''Up Romance Road'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Charlotte Burton, and John Burton.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast * William Russell as Gregory Thorne ...

'' (1918) * ''Beauty and the Rogue'' (1918) * ''Powers That Prey'' (1918) * ''

The Westerners ''The Westerners'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Robert McKim and Wilfred Lucas.Goble, p. 499. Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as Cheyenne Harry * Robert McKim as Michael 'Black Mike' La ...

'' (1919) * '' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) * ''

The Sagebrusher ''The Sagebrusher'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Marguerite De La Motte and Noah Beery.Goble p.229 Cast * Roy Stewart as Dr. Barnes * Marguerite De La Motte as Mary Warren * ...

'' (1920) * '' Shore Acres'' (1920) * '' Uncharted Seas'' (1921) * ''

The Conquering Power ''The Conquering Power'' (1921) is an American silent romantic drama directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, and Ralph Lewis. The film was based on the 1833 novel '' Eugénie Grandet'' by Honoré de Balzac. Its se ...

'' (1921) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) * ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' (1922) * ''

Trifling Women ''Trifling Women'' is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram. It is credited with boosting the careers of its leads, Barbara La Marr and Ramon Novarro. It has been described as Ingram's most personal film. The film i ...

'' (1922) * ''

Turn to the Right ''Turn To The Right'' is an extant 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry. The film is based on a 1916 Broadway play ''Turn to the Right'' by Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzard. Plot As described ...

(1922) * '' Where the Pavement Ends'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Arab'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

The Price of a Party ''The Price of a Party'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced by Howard Estabrook and distributed by Associated Exhibitors. The film is based on a short story of the same name by William Briggs MacHarg published in Cosmopolitan mag ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Magician'' (1926) * ''

The Fair Co-Ed ''The Fair Co-Ed'', also known as ''The Varsity Girl'', is a 1927 American silent film comedy starring Marion Davies and released through MGM. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst, through Cosmopolitan Productions and directed by Sam ...

'' (1927) * ''

Across to Singapore ''Across to Singapore'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by William Nigh, and starring Ramon Novarro, Joan Crawford and Ernest Torrence. The plot involves a love triangle between a woman and two brothers, set on board sh ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Trail of '98 ''The Trail of '98'' is a 1928 American silent action-adventure/drama film featuring Harry Carey and Dolores del Río about the Klondike Gold Rush. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived widescreen process called “Fantom S ...

'' (1928) * ''Outcast'' (1928) * '' The Patsy'' (1928) * '' Adoration'' (1928) * ''The Painted Angel'' (1929) * ''

The Squall ''The Squall'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Myrna Loy, Richard Tucker, Alice Joyce and Loretta Young, and based on the 1926 play ''The Squall'' by Jean Bart. Plot In Hungary, a beautiful, young ...

'' (1929) * '' A Most Immoral Lady'' (1929) * '' Hard to Get'' (1929) * ''Careers'' (1929) * '' Her Private Life'' (1929) * ''

The Divine Lady ''The Divine Lady'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair betwe ...

'' (1929) * '' Saturday's Children'' (1929) * ''

In the Next Room ''In The Next Room'' is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. and directed by Edward F. Cline. The movie stars Jack Mulhall and Alice Day. The film was based on the play of th ...

'' (1930) * ''Back Pay'' (1930) * ''Sweethearts and Wives'' (1930) * ''Murder Will Out'' (1930) * '' The Bad Man'' (1930) * '' Road to Paradise'' (1930) * '' Kismet'' (1930) * ''East Lynne'' (1931) * '' Merely Mary Ann'' (1931) * '' Misbehaving Ladies'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Men of the Sky'' (1931) * '' Young Sinners'' (1931) * '' The Age for Love'' (1931) * ''The Right of Way'' (1931) * ''Over the Hill'' (1931) * ''Careless Lady'' (1932) * ''The Woman in Room 13'' (1932) * '' A Passport to Hell'' (1932) * ''

She Wanted a Millionaire ''She Wanted a Millionaire'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film starring Joan Bennett and Spencer Tracy. The film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, was directed by John G. Blystone and also features Una Merkel. It is the only film ...

'' (1932) * '' Six Hours to Live'' (1932) * ''Mr. Skitch'' (1933) * '' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (1933) * ''

Ladies They Talk About ''Ladies They Talk About'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime drama directed by Howard Bretherton and William Keighley, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, and Lyle Talbot. The film is about an attractive woman who is a member of a ba ...

'' (1933) * '' Dangerously Yours'' (1933) * '' Adorable'' (1933) * ''Marie Galante'' (1934) * ''Springtime for Henry'' (1934) * '' All Men Are Enemies'' (1934) * ''Coming Out Party'' (1934) * ''

Curly Top Curly Top is a 1935 American musical romantic comedy film starring Shirley Temple, John Boles and Rochelle Hudson. Plot A bachelor wants to adopt an orphan, but she refuses to leave behind her older sister, so he adopts them both. The man even ...

'' (1935) * '' Navy Wife'' (1935) * ''Helldorado'' (1935) * ''Our Little Girl'' (1935) * ''

Redheads on Parade ''Redheads on Parade'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Don Hartman and Rian James. The film stars John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart and Patsy O'Connor. The film was ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Littlest Rebel ''The Littlest Rebel'' is a 1935 American musical drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by Edwin J. Burke was adapted from a play of the same name by Edward Peple. Cast * Shirley Temple as Virgie Cary * John Boles as Herbert Ca ...

'' (1935) * ''

One More Spring ''One More Spring'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film about three people, played by Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, and Walter Woolf King, living together in a tool room at Central Park as an alternative to being homeless. The film was written by ...

'' (1935) * ''The Country Doctor'' (1936) * '' 15 Maiden Lane'' (1936) * ''Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) * ''Captain January'' (1936) * '' Madame X'' (1937) * '' Between Two Women'' (1937) * ''Carnival in Paris'' (1937) * ''Love is a Headache'' (1937) * '' Navy Blue and Gold'' (1937) * '' A Christmas Carol'' (1938) * ''Lord Jeff'' (1938) * ''

Stablemates ''Stablemates'' is a 1938 American sports drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney. Plot Aspiring jockey Mickey idolizes hard-drinking former veterinarian Tom Terry, who shares advice about horses with Mickey ...

'' (1938) * ''

Young Dr. Kildare ''Young Dr. Kildare'' is a 1938 film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Lew Ayres as Dr. James Kildare, an idealistic, freshly graduated medical intern, who benefits greatly from the wise counsel of his experienced mentor, Dr. Leonard G ...

'' (1938) * ''The Crowd Roars'' (1938) * '' The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn'' (1939) * ''The Hardy's Ride High'' (1939) * ''Thunder Afloat'' (1939) * '' Bad Little Angel'' (1939) * ''

Sergeant Madden ''Sergeant Madden'' is a 1939 film noir forerunner directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Wallace Beery. The supporting cast in this dark police crime drama, noted for its imaginative and evocative cinematography, includes Tom Brown, Lara ...

'' (1939) * ''6,000 Enemies'' (1939) * ''A Little Bit of Heaven'' (1940) * '' Dr. Kildare's Strange Case'' (1940) * '' Dr. Kildare's Crisis'' (1940) * ''

Sullivan's Travels ''Sullivan's Travels'' is a 1941 American comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges. A satire on the film industry, it follows a famous Hollywood comedy director (Joel McCrea) who, longing to make a socially relevant drama, sets out to ...

'' (1941) * '' Fly-By-Night'' (1942) * ''

This Gun for Hire ''This Gun for Hire'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel ''A Gun for Sale'' by Graham Gr ...

'' (1942) * ''

Lucky Jordan ''Lucky Jordan'' is a 1942 film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut, and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies. Plot Dur ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Moon and Sixpence ''The Moon and Sixpence'' is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Stric ...

'' (1942) * ''

Five Graves to Cairo ''Five Graves to Cairo'' is a 1943 war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Set in World War II, it is one of a number of films based on Lajos Bíró's 1917 play ''Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásba ...

'' (1943) * ''

Casanova Brown ''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had li ...

'' (1944) * '' The Hour Before the Dawn'' (1944) * ''

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' is a 1944 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton, and featuring Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Porter Hall. Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamir ...

'' (1944) * ''

Hail the Conquering Hero ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson ...

'' (1944) * '' Double Indemnity'' (1944) * '' The Unseen'' (1945) * '' The Lost Weekend'' (1945) * ''

Home Sweet Homicide ''Home Sweet Homicide'' is an American mystery film directed by Lloyd Bacon and released in 1946. It stars Peggy Ann Garner, Randolph Scott and Lynn Bari, and was based on the eponymous mystery novel by Craig Rice. The film features the lin ...

'' (1946) * '' The Well-Groomed Bride'' (1946) * '' The Imperfect Lady'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

Wild Harvest ''Wild Harvest'' is a 1947 film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour. Plot Joe Madigan's crew harvests wheat for farmers. Jim Davis, a good mechanic who irresponsibly drinks and gambles too much, is fired by his frie ...

'' (1947) * '' Saigon'' (1948) * ''

On Our Merry Way ''On Our Merry Way'' is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DVD lis ...

'' (1948) * ''

Night Has a Thousand Eyes ''Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' is a 1948 American horror film directed by John Farrow and starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell and John Lund. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer. The film is based on the nov ...

'' (1948) * '' The Big Clock'' (1948) * ''

Beyond Glory ''Beyond Glory'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed. Written by William Wister Haines, Jonathan Latimer, and Charles Marquis Warren, the film is about a former soldier who thinks he may have ...

'' (1948) * '' Chicago Deadline'' (1949) * ''

The Great Gatsby ''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby ...

'' (1949) * ''

'' (1950) * '' Captain Carey, U.S.A.'' (1950) * ''Molly'' (1950) * ''

Appointment with Danger ''Appointment with Danger'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Lewis Allen and written by Richard L. Breen and Warren Duff. The drama features Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert and Paul Stewart, among others. Plot At the Hotel Compton in ...

'' (1951) * ''

When Worlds Collide ''When Worlds Collide'' is a 1933 science fiction novel co-written by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie; they also co-authored the sequel ''After Worlds Collide'' (1934). It was first published as a six-part monthly serial (September 1932 through Fe ...

'' (1951) * '' Dear Brat'' (1951) * ''

The Iron Mistress ''The Iron Mistress'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo. It ends with Bowie's marriage to Ursula de Veramendi and does not deal with his death at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. ...

'' (1952) * '' The Savage'' (1952) * ''

The San Francisco Story ''The San Francisco Story'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo. The rough and tumble Barbary Coast of San Francisco is recreated with attention to detail, including Florence ...

'' (1952) * '' Invaders from Mars'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Desert Legion ''Desert Legion'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Alan Ladd. Plot Ladd stars as a soldier in the French Foreign Legion who stumbles across a lost city in the desert mountains of Algeria in North Africa ...

'' (1953) * ''

Fort Algiers ''Fort Algiers'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Theodore St John. The film reused action sequences from ''Outpost in Morocco'' (1949) and starred Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Le ...

'' (1953) * '' The Rocket Man'' (1954) * ''

Rogue Cop ''Rogue Cop'' is a 1954 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland, based on the novel by William P. McGivern, and starring Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, and George Raft.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 159 ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Many Rivers to Cross'' (1955) * ''

The McConnell Story ''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the ...

'' (1955) * ''

Hell on Frisco Bay ''Hell on Frisco Bay'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson and Joanne Dru. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar. The film featured an early ...

'' (1956) * '' A Cry in the Night'' (1956) * '' The Big Land'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * '' The Deep Six'' (1958) * '' The Badlanders'' (1958) * ''

The Man in the Net ''The Man in the Net'' is a 1959 American film noir starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones. The taut drama was directed by Michael Curtiz. The supporting cast features Diane Brewster. Plot Commercial artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) and wife Lin ...

'' (1959) * '' Island of Lost Women'' (1959) * '' Guns of the Timberland'' (1960) Source:Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885.'' 2008
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Accolades

* Look Magazine Award: Cinematography The Lost Weekend; 1946 * ASC Monthly Film Award: Sunset Blvd.; August 1950 * George Eastman House Medal of Honor: (Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Motion Pictures 1915–1925); 1955 Nominations *

: Oscar, Best Cinematography, ''The Divine Lady''; 1930. Note: No official nominees had been announced this year. * Academy Awards: Oscar, Cinematography, Black-and-White, ''Five Graves to Cairo''; 1944. * Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, ''Double Indemnity''; 1945. * Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, ''The Lost Weekend''; 1946. * Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White; ''Sunset Blvd.''; 1951. *

Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of ...

: Golden Globe Award, Best Cinematography, Black and White, ''Sunset Blvd.''; 1951. * Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Color; ''When Worlds Collide'', shared with: W. Howard Greene; 1952. * Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White; ''Rogue Cop''; 1955.

References

External links

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