Joseph A. Valentine (July 24, 1900 in

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, as ''Giuseppe Valentino'' – May 18, 1949 in (

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, California) was an Italian-American cinematographer, five-time nominee for the

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Biography

Trained in photography, Valentine moved to working in films in the 1920s and from 1924 became a chief cinematographer. Honing his craft by working on several

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s, his final years were spent on the cinematography for three

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films. Valentine was nominated for the Academy Award in 1937 for '' Wings Over Honolulu'', in 1938 for ''

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'', in 1939 for ''

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'', in 1940 for ''

Spring Parade ''Spring Parade'' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film. Plot Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about a Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese ...

''. In 1949, on his fifth nomination, he won for ''

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''.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Folly of Vanity ''The Folly of Vanity'' is a 1924 American silent drama film codirected by Maurice Elvey and Henry Otto and starring Billie Dove and Betty Blythe. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also kn ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Star Dust Trail ''The Star Dust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn and Thomas R. Mills. It was produced on a budget of $40,000, but its worldwide box office was disappointing le ...

'' (1924) * ''

Curlytop ''Curlytop'' is a lost 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Shirley Mason, Wallace MacDonald, and Warner Oland. It is based on one of the short stories collected in '' Limehouse Nights'' by Thomas Bu ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Scarlet Honeymoon ''The Scarlet Honeymoon'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alan Hale and starring Shirley Mason, Pierre Gendron, and Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading ...

'' (1925) * '' 7th Heaven'' (1927) * ''

News Parade ''News Parade'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Nick Stuart, Sally Phipps and Brandon Hurst. The film portrays the adventures of a newsreel cameraman. Despite poor reviews and only a modest box office perf ...

'' (1928) * ''

Prep and Pep ''Prep and Pep'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by David Butler and written by John Stone and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with soun ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Girl from Havana ''The Girl from Havana'' is a 1929 American sound ( All-Talking) pre-Code crime film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Edwin J. Burke. The film stars Lola Lane, Paul Page, Kenneth Thomson, Natalie Moorhead, Warren Hymer and Joseph W. ...

'' (1929) * ''

Crazy That Way ''Crazy That Way'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Joan Bennett and Regis Toomey,Kellow, p. 466 and based on the play ''In Love With Love'' by Vincent Lawrence. Cast * Kennet ...

'' (1930) * ''

Cheer Up and Smile ''Cheer Up and Smile'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film starred Arthur Lake, Dixie Lee and Olga Baclanova and a 23-year-old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role. Plot Cast * Arthur Lake as E ...

'' (1930) * ''

Soup to Nuts ''Soup to Nuts'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film written by cartoonist, sculptor, author, and inventor Rube Goldberg and directed by Benjamin Stoloff. It was the film debut of the original four members who would later, minus Ted Hea ...

'' (1930) * '' Are You There?'' (1931) * ''

Night of Terror ''Night of Terror'' is a 1933 American pre-Code horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, and starring Bela Lugosi, Sally Blane, Wallace Ford, and Tully Marshall. Despite receiving top billing, Bela Lugosi has a relatively small part. The fi ...

'' (1933) * '' Man Hunt'' (1933) * ''

What Price Innocence? ''What Price Innocence?'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by, and co-starring, Willard Mack. Produced on a low budget for Columbia Pictures, it has been classed as an exploitation film and " sex hygiene film" because ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Myrt and Marge'' (1933) * ''

A Woman's Man ''A Woman's Man'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Halliday, Marguerite De La Motte and Wallace Ford.Langman p.247 Plot A film star diva storms off the film set and begins a romance with a pub ...

'' (1934) * '' Three on a Honeymoon'' (1934) * ''

Wild Gold ''Wild Gold'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy drama film directed by George Marshall and written by Lester Cole and Henry Johnson. The film stars John Boles, Claire Trevor, Harry Green, Roger Imhof, Ruth Gillette, Monroe Owsley and Edward G ...

'' (1934) * ''

Call It Luck ''Call It Luck'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and written by Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti. The film stars Pat Paterson, Herbert Mundin and Charles Starrett. The film was released on June 1, 1934, by Fox Film Corpo ...

'' (1934) * '' Student Tour'' (1934) * ''

Alias Mary Dow ''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Eilers, Ray Milland and Henry O'Neill.Quinlan p.331 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Berger. Plot In order to comfort his dyin ...

'' (1935) * ''

Swellhead ''Swellhead'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Wallace Ford, Dickie Moore and Barbara Kent. Plot A cocky baseball player is forever bragging about his success on the field, and off it with woman. How ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were Candidate, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller wins a ...

'' (1935) * ''

Next Time We Love ''Next Time We Love'' is a 1936 American melodrama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Ray Milland. The adapted screenplay was by Melville Baker, with an uncredited Preston Sturges and Doris An ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Moon's Our Home ''The Moon's Our Home'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan and Walter Brennan. It was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Faith Baldwin and first published in se ...

'' (1936) * ''

Two in a Crowd ''Two in a Crowd'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Joan Bennett, Joel McCrea and Reginald Denny. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.Dick p.81 The screenplay was written by Lewis R. ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Man I Marry ''The Man I Marry'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Harry Clork and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Doris Nolan, Michael Whalen, Charles "Chic" Sale, Nigel Bruce, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Marjorie Gate ...

'' (1936) * ''

Three Smart Girls ''Three Smart Girls'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Barbara Read, Nan Grey, Deanna Durbin (her feature film debut), and Ray Milland. The film's screenplay was written by Adele Comandini and Austin ...

'' (1936) * '' Wings over Honolulu'' (1937) * ''

One Hundred Men and a Girl ''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (styled 100 Men and a Girl in advertising) is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin and the maestro Leopold Stokowski. Written by Charles Kenyon, Bruce Manning, a ...

'' (1937) * ''

Merry-Go-Round of 1938 ''Merry-Go-Round of 1938'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Monte Brice and A. Dorian Otvos. The film stars Bert Lahr, Jimmy Savo, Billy House, Alice Brady, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Louise Fazenda, John ' ...

'' (1937) * ''

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The Rage of Paris ''The Rage of Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film made by Universal Pictures. The movie was directed by Henry Koster, and written by Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson. It won the Venice Film Festival for Special Recommendation. Re-issued by R ...

'' (1938) * ''

That Certain Age ''That Certain Age'' is a 1938 American musical film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas. Based on a story by Aleen Leslie (Wetstein) that was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert, the film is about a dashing reporter w ...

'' (1938) * ''

Three Smart Girls Grow Up ''Three Smart Girls Grow Up'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster, written by Felix Jackson and Bruce Manning, and starring Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, and Helen Parrish. Durbin and Grey reprise their roles from '' Th ...

'' (1939) * ''

My Little Chickadee ''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison ...

'' (1940) * ''

It's a Date ''It's a Date'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actr ...

'' (1940) * ''

One Night in the Tropics ''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 musical film notable as the film debut of Abbott and Costello. They are listed as supporting actors but have major exposure with five of their classic routines, including an abbreviated version of " Who's o ...

'' (1940) * '' Unfinished Business'' (1941) * ''

Appointment for Love ''Appointment for Love'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan and Rita Johnson.Rinella p.166 It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was nominated f ...

'' (1941) * ''

Keep 'Em Flying ''Keep 'Em Flying'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Martha Raye and Carol Bruce. The film was their third service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The come ...

'' (1941) * '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.

'' (1942) * ''

Shadow of a Doubt ''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an A ...

'' (1943) * ''

Guest Wife ''Guest Wife'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as ''A Night ...

'' (1945) * ''

Tomorrow Is Forever ''Tomorrow Is Forever'' is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Irving Pichel, adapted by Lenore Coffee from Gwen Bristow's 1943 serialized novel of the same name. Starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, and George Brent, it was ...

'' (1946) * ''

So Goes My Love ''So Goes My Love'' (released as ''A Genius in the Family'' in the UK) is an American 1946 comedy-drama film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on a true story, ''A Genius in the Family'', the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, which focuses ...

'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

Magnificent Doll ''Magnificent Doll'' is a 1946 American historical drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Ginger Rogers as Dolley Madison and David Niven as Aaron Burr. The supporting cast features Burgess Meredith as James Madison and Grandon Rhode ...

'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

Sleep, My Love ''Sleep, My Love'' is a 1948 American Film noir, noir film directed by Douglas Sirk. It features Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings and Don Ameche. It has been called "a gaslighting thriller." Plot Alison Courtland, a wealthy New Yorker, hasn't ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

Bride for Sale ''Bride for Sale'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by William D. Russell, and starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Young and George Brent. The music score is by Frederick Hollander. Plot No ...

'' (1949)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentine 1900 births 1949 deaths American people of Italian descent American cinematographers Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Artists from New York City