Burnett Guffey

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Burnett Guffey (born May 26, 1905 in Del Rio , Tennessee , USA ; † May 30, 1983 in Goleta , California , USA ) was an American cameraman .

Life

Burnett Guffey grew up in the small town of Etowah in southeast Tennessee, and was discovered in 1923, just turned 18, while on vacation in California, and hired as a camera assistant for the drama The Courtship of Myles Standish . After that, the career ladder rose rapidly. After a few unsuccessful silent films , Paramount signed him in 1928 , so that Guffey photographed his first film, the short film Fairways and Foul , in 1929 . In the 1930s and early 1940s, Guffey was employed as a camera operator for the production of feature films by directors including John Ford and Fritz Lang , including The Traitor of Ford in 1935 .

Guffey's career only began to flourish in the mid-1940s when he made the final leap from camera assistant to chief cameraman. One of his first well-known films was the war drama Damned in All Eternity , produced in 1953 , for which Guffey received his first Oscar in the category of best camera in 1954 . It was not until 1968 that Guffey succeeded again - this time for Bonnie and Clyde from 1967 - in claiming another gold statue for himself. In total, Guffey was nominated for an Oscar five times between 1954 and 1968. In addition, Guffey took over the chairmanship of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) from 1957 to 1958 .

Burnett Guffey has been behind the camera on over 90 films before retiring into private life in the early 1970s. He died of natural causes shortly after his 77th birthday.

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SURNAME Guffey, Burnett
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Del Rio , Tennessee , USA
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1983
Place of death Goleta , California , USA