Joseph Ruttenberg
Joseph Ruttenberg (born July 4, 1889 in Saint Petersburg , † May 1, 1983 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cameraman .
Life
Joseph Ruttenberg comes from a Jewish - Russian family from Saint Petersburg. When he was ten years old, his family emigrated to the United States , where they settled in Boston . There he began working as a young man for a Boston daily newspaper as a photojournalist . In 1915 he went to Fox Film Corporation in New York and was trained as a cameraman. In 1917 he then photographed his first silent film as a cinematographer (Director of Photography) . He left Fox in the late 1920s and started working for Paramount Pictures . In 1934 he came to Hollywood from New York and became a cameraman at MGM . For his work at MGM, he was nominated ten times for an Oscar and won the trophy four times. In 1968 he retired into private life.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: Der Kampf (The Struggle) - Director: DW Griffith
- 1936: Piccadilly Jim - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1936: Three Godfathers - Directed by Richard Boleslawski
- 1936: Blinde Wut (Fury) - Director: Fritz Lang
- 1937: The Marx Brothers: A Day at the Races - Director: Sam Wood
- 1938: The Great Waltz (The Great Waltz) - Director: Julien Duvivier
- 1938: Second-hand angels (The Shopworn Angel) - Director: HC Potter
- 1938: Three Comrades - Directed by Frank Borzage
- 1939: The Women (The Women) - Director: George Cukor
- 1939: On Borrowed Time - Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
- 1939: Balalaika - Director: Reinhold Schünzel
- 1940: The Night Before the Wedding (The Philadelphia Story) - Director: George Cukor
- 1940: Her First Husband (Waterloo Bridge) - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1940: Broadway Melody 1940 (Broadway Melody of 1940) - Director: Norman Taurog
- 1940: Comrade X - Director: King Vidor
- 1941: The Woman with Two Faces (Two-Faced Woman) - Director: George Cukor
- 1941: Girls in the Spotlight ( Ziegfeld Girl )
- 1941: Doctor and Demon (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) - Directed by Victor Fleming
- 1942: Mrs. Miniver - Directed by William Wyler
- 1942: Found Years (Random Harvest) - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1942: Woman of the Year (Woman of the Year) - Director: George Stevens
- 1943: Madame Curie - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1944: Lady Alquist's House (Gaslight) - Directed by George Cukor
- 1944: A Woman's Diary (Mrs. Parkington) - Directed by Tay Garnett
- 1945: The Thin Man Goes Home - Director: Richard Thorpe
- 1945: The decision (The Valley of Decision) - Director: Tay Garnett
- 1945: Man without a Heart (Adventure) - Director: Victor Fleming
- 1947: Desire Me - Directed by George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Jack Conway , Victor Saville
- 1947: Killer McCoy - directed by Roy Rowland
- 1948: The Imperfect Lady (Julia Misbehaves) - Director: Jack Conway
- 1949: Das Schicksal der Irene Forsyte (That Forsyte Woman) - Directed by Compton Bennett
- 1949: Secret Operation Carlotta (The Bribe) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1950: Von Katzen und Katern (The Big Hangover) - Director: Norman Krasna
- 1950: Your Secret (The Miniver Story) - Director: HC Potter
- 1950: The Magnificent Yankee - Directed by John Sturges
- 1950: Side Street - Director: Anthony Mann
- 1951: Kind Lady - Directed by John Sturges
- 1952: In the shadow of the crown (The Prisoner of Zenda) - Director: Richard Thorpe
- 1953: Julius Caesar - Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1954: Her Twelve Men (Her Twelve Men) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1954: Brigadoon - Director: Vincente Minnelli
- 1955: Interrupted Melody (Interrupted Melody) - Director: Curtis Bernhardt
- 1956: Invitation to the Dance (Invitation to the Dance) - Director: Gene Kelly
- 1956: Somebody Up There Likes Me (Somebody Up There Likes Me) - Director: Robert Wise
- 1958: Gigi - directed by Vincente Minnelli
- 1959: The death not fear (The Wreck of the Mary Deare) - Director: Michael Anderson
- 1960: Telephone Butterfield 8 (Butterfield 8) - Director: Daniel Mann
- 1961: The Misstep (Two Loves) - Director: Charles Walters
- 1961: Bachelor in Paradise (Bachelor in Paradise) - Director: Jack Arnold
- 1961: Ada - Director: Daniel Mann
- 1962: Men - Hard As Iron (The Hook) - Director: George Seaton
- 1965: Sylvia - Director: Gordon Douglas
- 1965: ... because nobody is without guilt (The Oscar) - Director: Russell Rouse
- 1968: Speedway - Director: Norman Taurog
Awards
Won:
- 1939: The Great Waltz (Best Cinematography)
- 1943: Mrs. Miniver (best camera black and white)
- 1957: Somebody Up There Likes Me (best camera black and white)
- 1959: Gigi (best camera color)
Nominated:
- 1940: her first husband (best camera black and white)
- 1942: Doctor and Demon (best camera black and white)
- 1944: Madame Curie (best camera black and white)
- 1945: The house of Lady Alquist (best camera black and white)
- 1954: Julius Caesar (best camera black and white)
- 1961: Butterfield 8 Telephone (Best Camera Color)
Won:
- 1954: Brigadoon (Best Camera Color)
Web links
- Joseph Ruttenberg in theInternet Movie Database(English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ruttenberg, Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1889 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1983 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |