Robert H. Planck

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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)

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

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