Bruce Surtees

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Bruce Surtees (born July 23, 1937 in Los Angeles , California - † February 23, 2012 in Carmel , California) was an American cameraman .

Life

Bruce Surtees, son of the cameraman and Oscar winner Robert Surtees , worked for several years as an animation cameraman for the Disney group after completing his training at the Art Center School in Los Angeles , then as a camera assistant for his father's films. As chief cameraman from 1970, he mainly photographed numerous films with Clint Eastwood . Only occasionally, such as In the case of the film Ketten aus Gold , for example , Surtees was recognized by the critics as having an image design that went beyond routine craftsmanship (“... only photographically above average”). He was nominated for an Oscar for his work (in black and white) on Lenny .

Surtees died on February 23, 2012 as a result of complications from his diabetes .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DP Bruce Surtees dies at 74
  2. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 559.
  3. ^ Critique of film-dienst / Lexikon des Internationale Films
  4. ↑ Nominations on oscars.org
  5. ↑ Margalit Fox: Bruce Surtees, Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer, Dies at 74 on nytimes.com, February 28, 2012, accessed April 2, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Surtees, Bruce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 2012
Place of death Carmel , California