Harold Rosson
Harold G. "Hal" Rosson, A.S.C. (
August 24 ,1895 –September 6 ,1988 ) was an AmericanCinematographer during the early andclassical Hollywood cinema . He is best known for his work on the 1939 masterpiece "The Wizard of Oz".Biography
Harold Rosson began his film career in 1908 as an actor at the
Vitagraph Studios in theFlatbush area ofBrooklyn, New York . He became the assistant toIrvin Willat at theMark Dintenfass Studios . In 1912 he divided his time as an office boy in a stockbrokers firm and as and assistant, extra, and handyman at theFamous Players Studio in New York.In December 1914, Rosson moved to
California and joinedMetro Pictures . DuringWorld War I he served in the army. After his demobilization he went to work on theMarion Davies film "The Dark Star ". He was offered a contract with theDavies Company . In 1920 he was signed byMary Pickford working primarily with her brotherJack Pickford .After a very long and successful career in
Hollywood , Rosson retired in 1958; he returned in 1966 for the Howard Hawks film "El Dorado" starringJohn Wayne . He was married to actressJean Harlow [1933-34] . His sister Helene Rosson [1897-1985] was an actress, his brother Richard [1893-1953] was an actor/director (who had played the romantic lead in "The Patchwork Girl of Oz") and brother Arthur [1886-1960] was a film director.Awards
Harold Rosson was nominated for five
Academy Awards : The Wizard of Oz (1939), Boom Town (1940),Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944),The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Bad Seed (1956). He was awarded an Honorary Oscar for the color cinematography of the 1936David O. Selznick productionThe Garden of Allah .External links
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Harold Rosson — (* 6. April 1895 in New York City; † 6. September 1988 in Palm Beach) war ein US amerikanischer Kameramann Rosson, der seit 1927 der American Society of Cinematographers, der Vereinigung der US amerikanischen Kameraleute, angehörte, erscheint in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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