Leon Shamroy
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Leon Shamroy (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. During his half-century career, he earned a record 18 Academy Award nominations (tied with Charles Lang) for Best Cinematography with a record 4 wins (tied with Joseph Ruttenberg).
Known for
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
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Cleopatra (1963)
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The Black Swan (1942)
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The Robe (1953)
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South Pacific (1958)
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The King and I (1956)
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North to Alaska (1960)
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The Egyptian (1954)
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
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The Cardinal (1963)
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The Bravados (1958)
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Daddy Long Legs (1955)
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
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What a Way to Go! (1964)
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David and Bathsheba (1951)
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Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
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Roxie Hart (1942)
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Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
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Daisy Kenyon (1947)
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
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Desk Set (1957)
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Made for Each Other (1939)
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The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
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Crash Dive (1943)
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Beloved Infidel (1959)
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Wilson (1944)
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Buffalo Bill (1944)
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The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
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Tender Is the Night (1962)
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Porgy and Bess (1959)
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Lillian Russell (1940)
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
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Justine (1969)
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Prince of Foxes (1949)
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Stormy Weather (1943)
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Forever Amber (1947)
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You Only Live Once (1937)
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Private Worlds (1935)
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
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A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
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Wedding Present (1936)
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On the Riviera (1951)
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Second Fiddle (1939)
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Skidoo (1968)
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Stowaway (1932)
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Greenwich Village (1944)
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Two Flags West (1950)
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Do Not Disturb (1965)
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The Young in Heart (1938)
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Behold My Wife! (1934)
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That Lady in Ermine (1948)
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She Married Her Boss (1935)
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Confirm or Deny (1941)
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Down Argentine Way (1940)
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Caprice (1967)
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Call Me Madam (1953)
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With a Song in My Heart (1952)
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State Fair (1945)
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Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
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That Night in Rio (1941)
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Tin Pan Alley (1940)
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Fatal Lady (1936)
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Her Bodyguard (1933)
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The Blue Angel (1959)
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Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
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King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
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Kiss and Make-Up (1934)
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Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
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She Couldn't Take It (1935)
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Accent on Youth (1935)
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The Girl Next Door (1953)
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White Witch Doctor (1953)
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
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Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
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I Was an Adventuress (1940)
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Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
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Three Cornered Moon (1933)
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Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
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Thirty Day Princess (1934)
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Good Dame (1934)
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Little Old New York (1940)
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Tonight We Sing (1953)
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Four Sons (1940)
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Claudia (1943)
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Moon Over Miami (1941)
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The Great American Broadcast (1941)
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The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)
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Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
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Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
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The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
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Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
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Soak the Rich (1936)
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At Twelve Midnight (1933)
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Her Husband Lies (1937)
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Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
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Footprints on the Moon (1969)
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The Trunk Mystery (1926)
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Ready for Love (1934)
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A Strange Adventure (1932)
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Land of the Lawless (1927)
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Prudence and the Chief (1970)
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The Last Moment (1928)
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The Telltale Heart (1928)
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