Russell Metty

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Born(1906-09-20)September 20, 1906
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1978(1978-04-28) (aged 71)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
OccupationCinematographer
Russell Metty, A.S.C.
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Born(1906-09-20)September 20, 1906
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1978(1978-04-28) (aged 71)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
OccupationCinematographer

Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer[1][2] who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus, a project on which he had been sidelined early on, with his duties largely superseded by its director, Stanley Kubrick.[3][4]

Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in 1929.[5] He became a regular cameraman at Universal Studios, and was a regular collaborator with the German film director Douglas Sirk, making eleven films altogether with Sirk.

Filmography

With Ann Blyth on the set of A Woman's Vengeance (1948)

Accolades

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