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Sol Polito
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Born November 12, 1892Died May 23, 1960 (67 years)
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Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s.
Salvatore Polito was born November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City and began working in the motion picture industry as a still photographer. After experience as a lab assistant and camera assistant, he was promoted to lighting cameraman in 1917.
Polito married Frances (Francesca) D'Angelis in New York in 1914. The union produced two sons. The elder son Gene Polito (1918-2010) also became a cinematographer. Younger son S. Robert Polito (1922-2015) became a physician.
Polito moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1919 to continue his career at First National Pictures and Warner Bros. He worked on more than 170 films at various studios, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy.
Polito died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1960, aged 67, and was entombed in the Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California.
Polito received three Academy Award nominations: 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Best Cinematography (Color), shared with W. Howard Greene 1941: Sergeant York, Best Cinematography (Black and White) 1942: Captains of the Clouds, Best Cinematography (Color)
Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s.
Salvatore Polito was born November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City and began working in the motion picture industry as a still photographer. After experience as a lab assistant and camera assistant, he was promoted to lighting cameraman in 1917.
Polito married Frances (Francesca) D'Angelis in New York in 1914. The union produced two sons. The elder son Gene Polito (1918-2010) also became a cinematographer. Younger son S. Robert Polito (1922-2015) became a physician.
Polito moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1919 to continue his career at First National Pictures and Warner Bros. He worked on more than 170 films at various studios, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy.
Polito died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1960, aged 67, and was entombed in the Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California.
Polito received three Academy Award nominations: 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Best Cinematography (Color), shared with W. Howard Greene 1941: Sergeant York, Best Cinematography (Black and White) 1942: Captains of the Clouds, Best Cinematography (Color)
Sol Polito Filmography
| 1949 | Anna Lucasta · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | The Voice of the Turtle · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | Escape Me Never · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | The Long Night · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Cloak and Dagger · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | The Corn Is Green · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintance · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | This Is the Army · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Now, Voyager · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Captains of the Clouds · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Navy Blues · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Four Wives · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Cinematographer |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Dodge City · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Varsity Show · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Three Men on a Horse · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Sons o' Guns · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Colleen · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Petrified Forest · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | In Caliente · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | 'G' Men · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance · as Cinematographer |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Sweet Adeline · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Madame Du Barry · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Dames · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Dr. Monica · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | The Working Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | The Mind Reader · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | 42nd Street · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Three on a Match · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Blessed Event · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | The Dark Horse · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Two Seconds · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Union Depot · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | It's Tough to Be Famous · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Fireman, Save My Child! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Local Boy Makes Good · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Ruling Voice · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Five Star Final · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Bargain · as Cinematographer |
| 1931 | Big Business Girl · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Going Wild · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | The Widow from Chicago · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Numbered Men · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Playing Around · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | The Man and the Moment · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Broadway Babies · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Seven Footprints to Satan · as Director Of Photography |
| 1928 | Burning Bridges · as Cinematographer |
| 1928 | Show Girl · as Cinematographer |
| 1928 | Burning Daylight · as Director Of Photography |
| 1925 | Paint and Powder · as Cinematographer |
| 1924 | Roaring Rails · as Director Of Photography |
| 1915 | A Butterfly on the Wheel · as Cinematographer |