Harry Stradling

Infobox Actor
name = Harry Stradling, A.S.C.
birthdate = birth date|1901|9|1
birthplace = Newark, New Jersey
deathdate = death date and age|1970|2|14|1901|9|1
deathplace = Hollywood, California
occupation = cinematographer
yearsactive = 1920 - 1970
academyawards = Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
1945 "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Best Cinematography, Color
1964 "My Fair Lady"

Harry Stradling Sr., A.S.C. (1 September 1901-14 February 1970) was an Academy Award-winning an American cinematographer with over 130 films to his credit.

His son Harry Stradling Jr. is also a cinematographer.

Early career

Stradling was born in Newark, New Jersey (some sources give Nesen, Germany [http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-Sh-Sy/Stradling-Harry.html] , or England) [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:165135~T1] , the nephew of cameraman Walter Stradling who had worked with Mary Pickford. Confined to two-reelers in Hollywood, he left for France and Germany in the early 1930s. He made contributions to several Jacques Feyder films, "Le Grand Jeu" (1934), "La Kermesse héroïque" ("Carnival in Flanders") (1935), "Die Klugen Frauen" (1936) and "Knight Without Armour" (1937). In England, he made several films for Alexander Korda among others, including "Action for Slander" (1937), "The Divorce of Lady X" (1938), "The Citadel" (1938), "Pygmalion" (1938), "The Lion Has Wings" (1939) and "Q Planes" (1939).

Hollywood

Stradling moved back to the United States at the beginning of World War II. Alfred Hitchcock engaged him for "Jamaica Inn" (1939), "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1941) and "Suspicion" (1941). After that time, he was in great demand and worked steadily on such notable films as "The Men in Her Life" (1941), "White Cargo" (1942), "The Human Comedy" (1943) "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), "Song of Love" (1947), "The Pirate" (1948), "Easter Parade" (1948), "Words and Music" (1948), "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949), "In the Good Old Summertime" (1949), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951), "Johnny Guitar" (1954), "Guys and Dolls" (1955), "A Face in the Crowd" (1957), "Marjorie Morningstar" (1958), "Auntie Mame" (1958), "Gypsy" (1962), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "Funny Girl" (1968), "Hello, Dolly!" (1969), "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1970), and "The Owl and the Pussycat" (1970), his last film.

Stradling's last four films starred Barbra Streisand. During his career, he photographed Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Simmons, Hedy Lamarr, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak and Judy Garland.

Stradling died in Hollywood, California.

Academy Awards and nominations

He was nominated for the Academy Award fourteen times and won twice.

Nominations

* "The Human Comedy" (1943)
* "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949)
* "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)
* "Hans Christian Andersen" (1952)
* "Guys and Dolls" (1955)
* "The Eddy Duchin Story" (1956)
* "Auntie Mame" (1958)
* "The Young Philadelphians" (1959)
* "A Majority of One" (1961)
* "Gypsy" (1962)
* "Funny Girl" (1968)
* "Hello, Dolly!" (1969)

Wins

* "The Picture of Dorian Gray" The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945)
* "My Fair Lady" (1964)

External links

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Persondata
NAME= Stradling, Harry, A.S.C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= cinematographer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1901-9-1
PLACE OF BIRTH= Newark, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH= 1970-2-14
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California