Ernest Laszlo, A.S.C. (born László Ernő; April 23, 1898 – January 6, 1984) was a Hungarian-American

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for over 60 films, and was known for his frequent collaborations with directors

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and

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. He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, and was its president from 1972 to 1974. He was an active member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Life and career

Born in

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, he emigrated to the United States and began working as a camera operator on such

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s as '' Wings'' (1927). Between 1927 and 1977, he served as cinematographer on 69 films. Between 1961 and 1976, Laszlo was nominated for eight

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for Best Cinematography, and won the award in 1966 for '' Ship of Fools''. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984.

Selected filmography

* '' The White Outlaw'' (1929) * '' Primrose Path'' (1931) * '' Dear Ruth'' (1947) * '' Road to Rio'' (1947) * '' Lulu Belle'' (1948) * '' Cover Up'' (1949) * '' Impact'' (1949) * '' The Big Wheel'' (1949) * '' The Lucky Stiff'' (1949) * '' Manhandled'' (1949) * '' D.O.A.'' (1949) * '' The Jackie Robinson Story'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' The Star'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Stalag 17'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Vera Cruz'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

The Big Knife ''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod S ...

'' (1955) * '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955) * '' While the City Sleeps'' (1956) * '' Attack of the Puppet People'' (1958) * '' Ten Seconds to Hell'' (1959) * '' Tormented'' (1960) * '' Inherit the Wind'' (1960), Academy Award nomination * '' Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961), Academy Award nomination * ''

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'' (1963), Academy Award nomination * '' Baby the Rain Must Fall'' (1965) * '' Ship of Fools'' (1965), Academy Award winner * ''

Fantastic Voyage ''Fantastic Voyage'' is a 1966 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby. The film is about a submarine crew who is shrunk to microsco ...

'' (1966), Academy Award nomination * '' Star!'' (1968), Academy Award nomination * ''

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'' (1970), Academy Award nomination * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Logan's Run'' (1976), Academy Award nomination * '' The Domino Principle'' (1977)

References

External links

*
Ernest Laszlo papers
at th
American Heritage Center
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laszlo, Ernest 1898 births 1984 deaths American cinematographers Hungarian emigrants to the United States Film people from Budapest Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Presidents of the American Society of Cinematographers