Leon Shamroy

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Leon Shamroy, A.S.C. (16 July 1901, New York City – 7 July 1974, Los Angeles) was an American film cinematographer. Together with Charles Lang, he holds the record for most number of Academy Award nominations for Cinematography. Throughout his five-decade career, he garnered eighteen nominations with four wins. From 1953 to his death in 1974, he was married to movie actress Mary Anderson.

Contents 1 Academy Awards 1.1 Wins 1.2 Nominations 2 External Links

[edit] Academy Awards

[edit] Wins

• Cleopatra (1963)
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
• Wilson (1944)
• The Black Swan (1942)

[edit] Nominations

• The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
• The Cardinal (1963)
• Porgy and Bess (1959)
• South Pacific (1958)
• The King and I (1956)
• Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
• The Egyptian (1954)
• The Robe (1953)
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
• David and Bathsheba (1951)
• Prince of Foxes (1949)
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
• Down Argentine Way (1940)
• The Young in Heart (1938)

[edit] External Links

• Leon Shamroy at IMDB
• Leon Shamroy at Find A Grave