Joseph H. August, A.S.C. (26 April 1890 – 25 September 1947) was an American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

and co-founder of the

American Society of Cinematographers The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinem ...

. His films included ''

Gunga Din "Gunga Din" () is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling set in British India. The poem was published alongside "Mandalay" and " Danny Deever" in the collection " Barrack-Room Ballads". The poem is much remembered for its final line "You're a better ...

'' (1939) for which he was nominated for

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, '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939), ''

The Devil and Daniel Webster "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster, a noted 19th-century A ...

'' (1941), and ''

Portrait of Jennie ''Portrait of Jennie'' (also released under the title ''Tidal Wave'') is a 1948 American supernatural film directed by William Dieterle, produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Lillian ...

'' (1948). He died in 1947 shortly after completing the filming of ''Portrait of Jennie''. He received his second Oscar nomination, posthumously, for this film. His son, Joseph S. August (1916–2006), was also a cinematographer.

Selected filmography

*'' Hell's Hinges'' (1916; film debut) *'' The Apostle of Vengeance'' (1916) *'' The Aryan'' (1916) *''

Truthful Tulliver ''Truthful Tulliver'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by William S. Hart and starring Hart, Alma Rubens and Nina Byron. Footage was featured in Decasia, an American collage film by director Bill Morrisson. Plot Truthful Tu ...

'' (1917) *'' The Gunfighter'' (1917) *''

'Blue Blazes' Rawden ''Blue Blazes' Rawden'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William S. Hart and written by J.G. Hawks. The film stars William S. Hart, Maude George, Robert McKim, Gertrude Claire, Robert Gordon, and Jack Hoxie. The film was rele ...

'' (1918) * '' The Border Wireless'' (1918) *'' Selfish Yates'' (1918) *'' Travelin' On'' (1922) *'' St. Elmo'' (1923) *'' Good-By Girls!'' (1923) *'' The Vagabond Trail'' (1924) *''

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'' (1925) *'' The Beloved Rogue'' (1927) *'' Two Arabian Knights'' (1928) *''

Up the River ''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role o ...

'' (1930) *'' The Black Camel'' (1931) *''

The Brat ''The Brat'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Al ...

'' (1931) *''

Seas Beneath ''Seas Beneath'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code action film directed and produced by John Ford and starring George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien and Marion Lessing. Plot In the book, ''John Ford'' by Peter Bogdanovich, Ford was interviewed ab ...

'' (1931) *''

Vanity Street ''Vanity Street'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Charles Bickford, Helen Chandler and Mayo Methot.Scott p.42 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot A New York policeman assis ...

'' (1932) *'' The Silent Witness'' (1932) * ''

As the Devil Commands ''As the Devil Commands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film written by Jo Swerling from a story by Keene Thompson. It is directed by Roy William Neill and stars Alan Dinehart, Mae Clarke and Neil Hamilton. Plot When John Duncan becomes ill, he m ...

'' (1932) *''

The Circus Queen Murder ''The Circus Queen Murder'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Adolphe Menjou, Donald Cook and Greta Nissen. It is the sequel to the 1932 film '' The Night Club Lady'' in which Menjou had also s ...

'' (1933) *''

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'' (1934) *'' The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) *'' Among the Missing'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' The Whole Town's Talking'' (1935) *'' The Informer'' (1935) *'' Sylvia Scarlett'' (1935) *'' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) *''

The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...

'' (1936) *'' The Soldier and the Lady'' (1937) *'' The Saint in New York'' (1938) *''

'' (1939) *'' Man of Conquest'' (1939) *'' Nurse Edith Cavell'' (1939) *'' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939) *'' Primrose Path'' (1940) *''

Dance, Girl, Dance ''Dance, Girl, Dance'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows two dancers who strive to preserve their own integrity while ...

'' (1940) *'' Melody Ranch'' (1940) *''

'' (1941) *''

They Were Expendable ''They Were Expendable'' is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the stor ...

'' (1945) *''

'' (1948, final film)

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* 1890 births 1947 deaths American cinematographers Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery People from Idaho Springs, Colorado Place of death missing {{US-cinematographer-stub