Robert H. Planck
Robert Herbert Planck (born August 19, 1902 in Huntington , Indiana , † October 31, 1971 in Camarillo , California ) was an American cameraman .
Life
Robert H. Planck began his career as a cameraman in Hollywood in 1929 , where he worked for various production companies during the 1930s. In 1939 he was hired by MGM and subsequently directed a number of prestigious films, for example seven films with Joan Crawford : The Wonderful Rescue ( Strange Cargo , 1940), Susan and the Dear God ( Susan and God , 1940), The Woman with the Scar ( A Woman's Face , 1941), When Ladies Meet (1941), Reunion in France (1942), Dangerous Honeymoons ( Above Suspicion , 1943) and Hearts in Fever ( Torch Song , 1953).
Over the years, Planck has received four Oscar nominations in the Best Cinematography category : for George Sidney's musical film Vacation in Hollywood ( Anchors Aweigh , 1945), for the two literary films The Three Musketeers ( The Three Musketeers , 1948) and Little Brave Jo ( Little Women , 1949) and for the film Lili (1953). From 1960 to 1966 he was the cameraman of 44 episodes of the American television series My Three Sons ( My Three Sons ). Then he retired from show business.
He died in Camarillo in 1971 at the age of 69 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles . His wife Sylvia (1905-2003) survived him by 32 years.
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: Our Daily Bread ( Our Daily Bread ) - Director: King Vidor
- 1935: Girls Today ( Red Salute ) - directed by Sidney Lanfield
- 1936: The Last of the Mohicans ( The Last of the Mohicans ) - Director: George B. Seitz
- 1937: This Is My Affair - Directed by William A. Seiter
- 1937: Thin Ice - Director: Sidney Lanfield
- 1938: Always Goodbye - Directed by Sidney Lanfield
- 1939: The Man in the Iron Mask ( The Man in the Iron Mask ) - Director: James Whale
- 1940: The Wonderful Rescue ( Strange Cargo ) - Director: Frank Borzage
- 1940: Susan and God ( Susan and God ) - Director: George Cukor
- 1940: Escape - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1941: The Woman with the Scar ( A Woman's Face ) - Director: George Cukor
- 1941: When Ladies Meet - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1942: We Were Dancing - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1942: Her Cardboard Lover - Director: George Cukor
- 1942: The track in the dark ( Eyes in the Night ) - Director: Fred Zinnemann
- 1942: Reunion in France - Director: Jules Dassin
- 1943: Dangerous honeymoon ( Above Suspicion ) - Director: Richard Thorpe
- 1943: Girl Crazy - Directed by Norman Taurog , Busby Berkeley
- 1944: The Heavenly Body - Director: Alexander Hall
- 1944: The White Cliffs of Dover uncredited , directed by King Vidor
- 1944: The Canterville Ghost ( The Canterville Ghost ) - Director: Jules Dassin
- 1945: Vacation in Hollywood ( Anchors Aweigh ) - directed by George Sidney
- 1945: Weekend im Waldorf ( Week-End at the Waldorf ) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1947: Your Two Admirers ( It Happened in Brooklyn ) - Director: Richard Whorf
- 1947: Love in Shackles ( Cass Timberlane ) - directed by George Sidney
- 1948: The Three Musketeers ( The Three Musketeers ) - Director: George Sidney
- 1949: Little Brave Jo ( Little Women ) - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1949: Madame Bovary and Her Lovers ( Madame Bovary ) - Director: Vincente Minnelli
- 1949: The Doctor and the Girl - Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
- 1950: Three Men for Alison ( Please Believe Me ) - directed by Norman Taurog
- 1950: Summer Stock - Director: Charles Walters
- 1951: Royal Wedding ( Royal Wedding ) - Director: Stanley Donen
- 1952: The Belle of New York - Director: Charles Walters
- 1953: Lili - Directed by Charles Walters
- 1953: scandal Patsy ( Scandal at Scourie ) - Director: Jean Negulesco
- 1953: Hearts in Fever ( Torch Song ) - Director: Charles Walters
- 1953: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (short film)
- 1954: Symphony of the Heart ( Rhapsody ) - Director: Charles Vidor
- 1955: The King's Thief ( The King's Thief ) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1955: The Castle in the Shadow ( Moonfleet ) - Director: Fritz Lang
- 1956: Diane - Courtesan of France ( Diane ) - Director: David Miller
- 1956: Gaby - Director: Curtis Bernhardt
- 1957: The Young Stranger - Director: John Frankenheimer
- 1957: A Heartbeat to Eternity ( Jeanne Eagels ) - Director: George Sidney
Awards
- 1946: Oscar nomination for Best Camera for Vacation in Hollywood with Charles P. Boyle
- 1949: Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography for The Three Musketeers
- 1950: Oscar nomination in the category Best Camera for Little Brave Jo together with Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
- 1954: Lili was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Cinematography category
Web links
- Robert H. Planck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert H. Planck in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Planck, Robert H. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Planck, Robert Herbert; Planck, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1902 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntington , Indiana , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1971 |
Place of death | Camarillo , California , United States |