- Arthur Charles Miller
Arthur Charles Miller (
July 8 ,1895 -July 13 ,1970 ) was an acclaimed Americancinematographer and a three-time Academy Award winner.Early life
Born in Roslyn,
New York , Arthur Miller began his career at the age of 13, working as an assistant to filmmakerFred J. Balshofer . The two remained lifelong friends and in 1967 co-wrote the book about the early days of film titled "Two Reels and a Crank".Career
In 1909, Miller was working in
New York City as an assistant cameraman for theNew York Motion Picture Corporation . He eventually joinedPathé Frères and although still only 19 years old, was the cinematographer for the 1914 blockbuster adventure serial "The Perils of Pauline". In 1932 Miller signed a long term contract withFox Film Corporation .Arthur Miller was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Cinematography seven times, winning it in 1942 for "How Green Was My Valley", again in 1944 for "The Song of Bernadette", and a third time in 1947 for "Anna and the King of Siam ". He retired in 1951 but remained active in the industry as president of theAmerican Society of Cinematographers . He died in 1970 and was interred in the Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery.Filmography
Selected filmography:
*"The Perils of Pauline" (1914)
*"The Hunting of the Hawk " (1917)
*"The Eternal City " (1923)
*"The Clinging Vine " (1926)
*"Me and My Gal " (1932)
*"The Little Colonel " (1935)
*"White Fang " (1936)
*"Heidi" (1938)
*"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938)
*"Little Miss Broadway " (1938)
*"Young Mr. Lincoln " (1939)
*"The Rains Came " (1940) (nomination)
*"The Mark of Zorro" (1940)
*"The Blue Bird" (1940) (nomination)
*"The Men in Her Life " (1941)
*"How Green Was My Valley" (1942) (won Oscar)
*"This Above All " (1943) (nomination)
*"The Song of Bernadette" (1944) (won Oscar)
*"The Ox-Bow Incident " (1943)
*"The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944) (nomination)
*"Anna and the King of Siam " (1946) (won Oscar)
*"A Letter to Three Wives " (1949)
*"The Gunfighter " (1950)
*"The Prowler" (1951)External links
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