Joseph Walker (cameraman)
Joseph Walker (born August 22, 1892 in Denver , Colorado , † August 1, 1985 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) was an American cinematographer.
Life
Walker worked in Hollywood from 1910 , initially as an apprentice and camera assistant. During the First World War he worked as a cameraman for documentaries for the Red Cross . In 1919 he got his first job as chief surgeon in the film Back to God's Country . In the following years he worked as a freelancer for various film studios before he was hired by the production company Columbia Pictures in 1927 . The collaboration with Frank Capra , for whom he worked as cameraman for 18 films, proved to be particularly long-lasting and successful .
In addition to his work as a cameraman, Walker was Vice President of the American Society of Cinematographers in 1944 and 1945 and also made an appearance as the inventor of photographic equipment. After the film Affair in Trinidad , he ended his career as a cameraman, which lasted more than 30 years and in which he had participated in over 140 films. During this time, Walker was nominated four times for an Oscar in the category of best camera . In 1981 he was the first to receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for technical innovations in film. In 1984, a year before his death, he published his autobiography The Light on Her Face .
Filmography (selection)
- 1927: Tarzan and the Golden Lion
- 1929: Flieger (Flight)
- 1930: Ladies of Leisure
- 1931: The Airship (Dirigible)
- 1931: The Miracle Woman
- 1931: Warnings are given against blondes (Platinum Blonde)
- 1932: The Day the Bank Was Stormed (American Madness)
- 1933: The Bitter Tea of General Yen
- 1933: Lady for a Day
- 1934: The Shining Target (One Night of Love)
- 1934: It Happened One Night (It Happened One Night)
- 1934: Broadway Bill
- 1935: Love Me Forever
- 1935: Happiness comes to you quietly (Let's Live Tonight)
- 1936: Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
- 1936: Theodora Goes Wild
- 1937: In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- 1937: The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- 1938: Lebenskünstler (You Can't Take It with You)
- 1939: SOS fire on board (Only Angels Have Wings)
- 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- 1940: His Girl Friday (His Girl Friday)
- 1941: Vacation From Heaven (Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
- 1941: Chords of Love (Penny Serenade)
- 1942: A kiss too much (They All Kissed the Bride)
- 1942: Six Fates (Tales of Manhattan)
- 1942: My Sister Ellen (My Sister Eileen)
- 1944: Model Against Will (Together Again)
- 1945: A Roughly Speaking Woman
- 1946: isn't life beautiful? (It's a Wonderful Life)
- 1946: The Jazz Singer (The Jolson Story)
- 1950: Never a Dull Moment
- 1950: My luck in your hands (No Sad Songs for Me)
- 1950: The Liar (Harriet Craig)
- 1950: Born Yesterday (Born Yesterday)
- 1951: The trail leads to the harbor (The Mob)
- 1952: Affair in Trinidad (Affair in Trinidad)
literature
- 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. 234.
Web links
- Joseph Walker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Filmreference.com: Biography , accessed December 17, 2009
- ↑ Gordon E. Sawyer Award ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 17, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1985 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas , Nevada , United States |