Joseph A. Valentine

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Joseph A. Valentine (born July 24, 1900 in New York City , New York , † May 18, 1949 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cameraman of Italian origin.

Life

Joseph A. Valentine, born Giuseppe Valentino, came to film in the early 1920s after training in photography. From 1924 he worked as head cameraman and mostly engaged in B-films . In the last few years before his death, he was responsible for the photography of three Hitchcock films as well as those for Joan of Arc , for which he received the Oscar for best camera .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1938 Oscar nomination for Wings Over Honolulu for Best Cinematography
  • 1939 Academy Award nomination for Mad About Music for Best Cinematography
  • 1940 Oscar nomination for First Love for Best Camera - Black & White
  • 1941 Oscar nomination for Spring Parade for Best Camera - Black & White
  • 1949 Oscar for Johanna von Orleans in the category Best Cinematography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 127.
personal data
SURNAME Valentine, Joseph A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valentino, Giuseppe (maiden name); Valentine, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman of Italian origin
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1949
Place of death Los Angeles , California