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      Robert Surtees

      Robert Surtees

      Highest Rated: 100% The Last Picture Show (1971)

      Lowest Rated: Not Available

      Birthday: Aug 9, 1906

      Birthplace: Covington, Kentucky, USA

      One of the most versatile cinematographers in film history, Robert L Surtees came up through the studio system, beginning as an assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland and Joseph Ruttenberg at Universal in the late 1920s before moving to MGM and establishing himself as a top-flight director of photography. Constantly keeping abreast of cutting-edge technology, he came to specialize in lush, vibrant, widescreen color lensing, but he also distinguished himself in black and white, winning his second Academy Award for "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) and returning triumphantly to it for Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture Show" (1971), capitalizing on a deep focus not permitted by color to make the dusty plains and small town locations seem all the more desolate. Between 1944 and 1978, he received 16 Oscar nominations, twice competing with himself in the same category, and though his three wins came during his tenure at MGM, he enjoyed equal success as a freelance artist, collecting 10 nominations in the employ of other studios.

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      THE LONG, LONG TRAILER, Lucille Ball looks through the camera as cinematographer Robert Surtees stands behind her, 1954 THE LONG, LONG TRAILER, Lucille Ball looks through the camera as cinematographer Robert Surtees stands behind her, 1954 OKLAHOMA!, cinematographer Robert Surtees, with 128-degree TODD-AO camera, 1955 OKLAHOMA!, cinematographer Robert Surtees, with 128-degree TODD-AO camera, 1955 THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES, director William Wyler, cinematographer Robert Surtees, Lee J. Cobb, on-set, 1970 THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES, director William Wyler, cinematographer Robert Surtees, Lee J. Cobb, on-set, 1970

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      38% 63% A Star Is Born Cinematographer - 1976
      33% 38% The Hindenburg Cinematographer - 1975
      75% 88% The Cowboys Cinematographer - 1972
      79% 73% Summer of '42 Cinematographer - 1971
      100% 89% The Last Picture Show Cinematographer - 1971
      82% 73% Sweet Charity Cinematographer - 1969
      86% 90% The Graduate Cinematographer $285.8K 1967
      29% 57% Doctor Dolittle Cinematographer - 1967
      No Score Yet 48% Lost Command Cinematographer - 1966
      80% 73% The Chase Cinematographer - 1966
      50% 45% The Satan Bug Cinematographer - 1965
      70% 73% Mutiny on the Bounty Cinematographer - 1962
      0% 58% It Started in Naples Cinematographer - 1960
      85% 89% Ben-Hur Cinematographer - 1959
      No Score Yet 46% Tribute to a Bad Man Cinematographer - 1956
      86% 75% Oklahoma! Cinematographer - 1955
      55% 77% The Long, Long Trailer Cinematographer - 1954
      77% 55% Mogambo Cinematographer - 1953
      No Score Yet 50% The Wild North Cinematographer - 1952
      79% 86% The Bad and the Beautiful Cinematographer - 1952
      No Score Yet 56% The Merry Widow Cinematographer - 1952
      83% 73% Quo Vadis? Cinematographer - 1951
      No Score Yet 33% The Light Touch Cinematographer - 1951
      No Score Yet 50% The Strip Cinematographer - 1951
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Big Jack Cinematographer - 1949
      92% 76% Act of Violence Cinematographer - 1949
      No Score Yet 54% Tenth Avenue Angel Cinematographer - 1948
      57% 50% A Date With Judy Cinematographer - 1948
      67% 29% The Unfinished Dance Cinematographer - 1947
      No Score Yet 52% Two Sisters From Boston Cinematographer - 1946
      No Score Yet 64% Music for Millions Cinematographer - 1944
      No Score Yet 20% Meet the People Cinematographer - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Don't You Believe It Cinematographer - 1943