Robert Surtees

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Robert Surtees (born August 9, 1906 in Covington , Kentucky , † January 5, 1985 in Monterey , California ) was an American cameraman .

Live and act

Robert Surtees went to school in Cincinnati . After graduating from school in 1925, he moved to Los Angeles . There he was hired by Universal as a camera assistant in 1927 and assigned to camera legends Gregg Toland and Joseph Ruttenberg . In 1929 Surtees came to Berlin and worked as a simple cameraman under the direction of Charles Stumar until the following year . In the German capital he photographed, among others, I live for you and The Strange Past of Thea Carter . In early 1930 Surtees returned to Hollywood, where he worked his way up to chief cameraman over the next twelve years.

Surtees worked in this position from 1942 and developed into one of the most respected cameramen in the American film business. He shot classics in black and white as well as in color and received numerous Oscar nominations for his work . His son Bruce Surtees (1937-2012) was also a cameraman.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1951: Oscar and Golden Globe Award for Best Color Camera: King Solomon's Diamonds
  • 1952: Golden Globe Award for the best color camera: Quo Vadis
  • 1953: Oscar for the best black and white camera: The Bad and the Beautiful
  • 1960: Oscar for the best color camera: Ben Hur

In total, Robert Surtees received Oscar nominations for 13 other films between 1945 and 1979.

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 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 559.

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