William C. Mellor

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William C. Mellor (born June 29, 1903 in Missouri , † April 30, 1963 in Los Angeles ) was an American cameraman .

Life

William C. Mellor worked as a cameraman for major Hollywood studios such as Paramount Pictures , MGM and 20th Century Fox for over 30 years . In the 1930s, he made B movies. He had his breakthrough in 1940 with the comedy The Great McGinty , directed by Preston Sturges . In 1942 he stood for the Adventure Road to Morocco ( Road to Morocco ), a film of the Road to ...- series , behind the camera. In 1952 he was awarded an Oscar for his camera work in the melodrama A Place in the Sun by George Stevens with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor . A second Oscar nomination came in 1958 for his work in the literary film Embers under the Ashes by Mark Robson with Lana Turner in the lead role. For his participation in the Holocaust film The Diary of Anne Frank , again directed by George Stevens, he received his second Oscar in 1960.

Mellor died while filming the monumental film The Greatest Story Ever , in which he worked again with director George Stevens. Posthumously he received another Oscar nomination in 1966. Cinematographer Loyal Griggs completed his work on this film and was nominated for an Oscar with Mellor.

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SURNAME Mellor, William C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Missouri
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1963
Place of death los Angeles