George J. Folsey
Aktor
2 lipca 1898 — 1 listopada 1988 (90 years)
George Joseph Folsey (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career.
Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and an NBC special starring figure skater Peggy Fleming, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming.
Folsey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography thirteen times but never won. Eight months before his death he was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers, for which he served as President in 1956-57.
Folsey's son George Jr. was a director/producer/editor.
Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.
Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and an NBC special starring figure skater Peggy Fleming, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming.
Folsey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography thirteen times but never won. Eight months before his death he was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers, for which he served as President in 1956-57.
Folsey's son George Jr. was a director/producer/editor.
Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.
Known For
Filmografia
| 1989 | The 61st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1982 | The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell · as Self |
| 1980 | Hollywood · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self |
| 1921 | The Road to London · as Rex's Father |
| 1972 | Bone · as Cinematographer |
| 1972 | Glass Houses · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | The Balcony · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | The Fugitive · as Cinematographer |
| 1960 | My Three Sons · as Cinematographer |
| 1960 | I Passed for White · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Cash McCall · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Count Your Blessings · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Imitation General · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Tip on a Dead Jockey · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | House of Numbers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Forbidden Planet · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | The Cobweb · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | MGM Parade · as Cinematographer |
| 1955 | Hit the Deck · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Men of the Fighting Lady · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Tennessee Champ · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Executive Suite · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | All the Brothers Were Valiant · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | Shadow in the Sky · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | Lovely to Look At · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | Mr. Imperium · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | Night Into Morning · as Cinematographer |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex |
| 1950 | A Life of Her Own · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | Malaya · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | State of the Union · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | If Winter Comes · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | The Secret Heart · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | The Clock · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Andy Hardy's Double Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Seven Sweethearts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Rio Rita · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Married Bachelor · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Rage in Heaven · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Free and Easy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | The Trial of Mary Dugan · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Remember? · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious · as Cinematographer |
| 1939 | Lady of the Tropics · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer · as Cinematographer |
| 1939 | Fast and Loose · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Arsène Lupin Returns · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Mannequin · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | The Bride Wore Red · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Parnell · as Cinematographer |
| 1937 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Kind Lady · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | I Live My Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Age of Indiscretion · as Cinematographer |
| 1935 | Reckless · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Chained · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Operator 13 · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Men in White · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Going Hollywood · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Stage Mother · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Reunion in Vienna · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Men Must Fight · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex |
| 1932 | The Big Broadcast · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | The Misleading Lady · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | The Wiser Sex · as Cinematographer |
| 1931 | The Cheat · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | My Sin · as Cinematographer |
| 1931 | Secrets of a Secretary · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Stolen Heaven · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | The Royal Family of Broadway · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Laughter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Animal Crackers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | Dangerous Nan McGrew · as Director Of Photography |
| 1930 | The Big Pond · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | The Laughing Lady · as Cinematographer |
| 1929 | Glorifying the American Girl · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Battle of Paris · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Applause · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | The Letter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | The Cocoanuts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press · as Cinematographer |
| 1929 | The Hole in the Wall · as Director Of Photography |
| 1928 | The Butter and Egg Man · as Cinematographer |
| 1927 | Her Wild Oat · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | No Place to Go · as Cinematographer |
| 1927 | The American Beauty · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | Orchids and Ermine · as Director Of Photography |
| 1924 | The Enchanted Cottage · as Director Of Photography |
| 1923 | The Bright Shawl · as Director Of Photography |
| 1919 | His Bridal Night · as Cinematographer |