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Leonard Smith
Actor, Additional Credits
Born April 19, 1894Died October 20, 1947 (53 years)
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Leonard Smith (April 19, 1894 – October 20, 1947) was a cinematographer who had over 70 film credits from a career that spanned from 1915 to 1946.
Smith's start as a cinematographer came on the now lost 1915 silent film The Battle Cry of Peace. Throughout his career he also occasionally worked in the camera and electrical department.
Smith's first Academy Award for Best Cinematography (color) nomination came in 1942, for his work on Billy the Kid, sharing the nomination with William V. Skall. In 1944 he was nominated for Lassie Come Home. Smith was again nominated in 1946 for National Velvet, and in 1947, shortly before his death, he received his sole win, for The Yearling. He shared the award with Arthur Arling and Charles Rosher. All of Smith's nominations and wins were in the Color category.
Smith served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1941 until his death on October 20, 1947, at the age of 53.
Leonard Smith (April 19, 1894 – October 20, 1947) was a cinematographer who had over 70 film credits from a career that spanned from 1915 to 1946.
Smith's start as a cinematographer came on the now lost 1915 silent film The Battle Cry of Peace. Throughout his career he also occasionally worked in the camera and electrical department.
Smith's first Academy Award for Best Cinematography (color) nomination came in 1942, for his work on Billy the Kid, sharing the nomination with William V. Skall. In 1944 he was nominated for Lassie Come Home. Smith was again nominated in 1946 for National Velvet, and in 1947, shortly before his death, he received his sole win, for The Yearling. He shared the award with Arthur Arling and Charles Rosher. All of Smith's nominations and wins were in the Color category.
Smith served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1941 until his death on October 20, 1947, at the age of 53.
Leonard Smith Filmography
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks · as Fabian "stretch" Snodgrass |
| 1946 | The Yearling · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | National Velvet · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Broadway Rhythm · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Best Foot Forward · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Seven Sweethearts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Design for Scandal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Smilin' Through · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Go West · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Captain Is a Lady · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Mortal Storm · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | At the Circus · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Maisie · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Tarzan Finds a Son! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Paradise for Three · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | London by Night · as Cinematographer |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Song of the City · as Cinematographer |
| 1937 | Dangerous Number · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Sinner Take All · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Tarzan Escapes · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Devil-Doll · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Tough Guy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On · as Cinematographer |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | You Can't Buy Everything · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Eskimo · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | So This Is Africa · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Prosperity · as Cinematographer |
| 1932 | Hold 'Em Jail · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Buster se marie · as Cinematographer |
| 1931 | Casanova wider Willen · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Sidewalks of New York · as Cinematographer |
| 1931 | Stepping Out · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Reducing · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | El presidio · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Doughboys · as Cinematographer |
| 1930 | Estrellados · as Cinematographer |
| 1930 | Free and Easy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | They Learned About Women · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | So This Is College · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | The Idle Rich · as Director Of Photography |
| 1928 | Always a Gentleman · as Cinematographer |
| 1925 | The Wizard of Oz · as Director Of Photography |