Sam Leavitt

Sam Leavitt (born February 6, 1904 in New York , † March 21, 1984 in Los Angeles ) was an American cameraman .

Life

Sam Leavitt came to film as an apprentice at Paramount studios and from the mid-30s was camera assistant and member of the camera crew, for example with George Sidney . From the mid-1950s he was regularly employed as chief cameraman. Although he proved his skills in complex productions such as B. "Carmen Jones", the Oscar for the best camera received Leavitt for a comparatively sober image composition in Escape in Chains . He was also nominated for Exodus and Anatomy of a Murder . In the last few years of his career, Leavitt worked mostly for television.

Filmography (selection)

1952: I'm a Nuclear Spy (The Thief)
1954: Carmen Jones (Carmen Jones)
1954: A new star in the sky (A Star is Born)
1955: The Man with the Golden Arm (The Man With the Golden Arm)
1956: A scrap of life (The Bold and the Brave)
1958: Escape in Chains (The Defiant Ones)
1959: Anatomy of a Murder (Anatomy of a Murder)
1959: Written in blood (Pork Chop Hill)
1960: Seven Thieves (Seven Thieves)
1960: Exodus (Exodus)
1961: Storm over Washington (Advise and Consent)
1961: The Right Approach
1962: The King of Hawaii (Diamond Head)
1962: A Bait for the Beast (Cape Fear)
1964: Sierra Charriba (Major Dundee)
1966: Second Hand Murder (An American Dream)
1967: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
1969: The Death Rider (The Desperados)

Web links

Sam Leavitt in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ 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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 632.

personal data
SURNAME	Leavitt, Sam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	February 6, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	March 21, 1984
Place of death	los Angeles

[1] 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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 632.