Harold Lipstein
Harold Lipstein (born June 14, 1898 in the Russian Empire , † October 8, 1974 in Beverly Hills , Los Angeles ) was an American cameraman of Russian origin.
Life
Harold Lipstein first worked as a camera assistant in the film business in 1926. From then on he was employed by MGM , but mainly responsible for B-films . It was not until the 1950s that he was entrusted with major productions as a cameraman, including westerns like Jacques Tourneurs Wichita (1955). His style was based on the fashion photographer George Hoyningen-Huene . In 1956 he received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Cinematography for the film A man named Peter ( A Man Called Peter , 1955), but lost Robert Burks with To Catch a Thief ( To Catch a Thief , 1955). From 1959 to 1961, Lipstein also worked for American television. In 1968 he staged a film for the last time. He died in Beverly Hills in 1974 at the age of 76 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1950: Wrong Way Butch (short film) - Director: Dave O'Brien
- 1950: The Last of Fort Gamble ( Ambush ) - Director: Sam Wood
- 1951: Lassie and the Gold Diggers ( The Painted Hills ) - Director: Harold F. Kress
- 1951: Colorado (Across the Wide Missouri) - Directed by William A. Wellman
- 1953: Cry of the Hunted - Director: Joseph H. Lewis
- 1954: Three Young Texans - Directed by Henry Levin
- 1954: The Adventures of Hajji Baba - Director: Don Weis
- 1955: The Spear of Vengeance ( Chief Crazy Horse ) - Director: George Sherman
- 1955: A Man Called Peter - Director: Henry Koster
- 1955: Wichita - Director: Jacques Tourneur
- 1955: The Private War of Major Benson - Director: Jerry Hopper
- 1956: Escaped Death ( Pillars of the Sky ) - Director: George Marshall
- 1957: Pal Joey - Directed by George Sidney
- 1958: The White Devil of Arkansas ( Ride a Crooked Trail ) - Director: Jesse Hibbs
- 1958: Damn Yankees - Directed by Stanley Donen , George Abbott
- 1959: On the ball was no name ( No Name on the Bullet ) - Director: Jack Arnold
- 1959: Tomorrow's Your Turn ( The Wild and the Innocent ) - Director: Jack Sher
- 1960: The Lady and the Killer ( Heller in Pink Tights ) - Director: George Cukor
- 1962: The bite the dust ( Hell Is for Heroes ) - Director: Don Siegel
- 1962: The Chapman Report ( The Chapman Report ) - Director: George Cukor
- 1963: Bring Her Home Alive ( Rampage ) - Director: Phil Karlson
- 1963: The Devil's Loose in Paradise ( Palm Springs Weekend ) - Director: Norman Taurog
- 1965: None but the Brave ( None But The Brave ) - Director: Frank Sinatra
- 1965: Colonel von Ryan's Express ( Von Ryan's Express ) - Director: Mark Robson
Web links
- Harold Lipstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Emmet Long: George Cukor: Interviews . University Press of Mississippi, 2001, ISBN 1-57806-386-8 , p. 25.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lipstein, Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman of Russian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1974 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , Los Angeles |