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John F Seitz

John F. Seitz

Cinematographer

John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Seitz's Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. He went to work as a lab technician for the American Film Manufacturing Company (known as "Flying A"), also in Chicago. In 1916, during the silent era, he established himself, achieving great successes with the Rudolph Valentino film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). Highly regarded by director Billy Wilder, Seitz worked with him on the film noirs Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), and Sunset Blvd. (1950), receiving Academy Award nominations for each. In 1929, he served a year as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for which he had been a member since 1923. The A.S.C. named its 2002 Heritage Award after Seitz. Besides one Golden Globe and seven Oscar nominations, he also received the Look Magazine Award for The Lost Weekend, the A.S.C. Award for Sunset Blvd., and was among the winners of the inaugural George Award from the George Eastman House for outstanding contributions to the art of cinema for the years 1915 to 1925. He retired in 1960 and devoted himself to photographic inventions, for which he held 18 patents. An example of one Seitz invention is the matte shot: a large painting is photographed separately and later added to a scene to expand it, add effects, and/or create a sense of depth in backgrounds. He was also noted for his innovations with low-key lighting, which enhanced the film noir style. A widower, he married screenwriter Marie Boyle in 1934 who raised his daughter Margaret Alice Marhoefer and later gave birth to a son, John Lawrence Seitz.

Born: June 23, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: February 27, 1979 (Age 86)

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John F. Seitz  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1956
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1928
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1936
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1944
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1949
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1951
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
7.3
CameraAdditional Photography1951
Movie
8.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1944
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1940
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1940
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1943
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1942
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1960
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1944
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1955
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1959
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1942
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1955
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1926
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1936
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1954
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1947
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1956
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1954
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1923
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
7.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1941
Movie
8.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
7.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1957
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1921
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1928
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1927
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1921
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1949
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1944
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
8
DirectingDirector of Photography1945
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1926
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1959
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1955
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1943
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1942
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1928
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1922
Movie
3.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1954
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
4.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1928
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1945
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1942
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1951
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1947
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1924
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1923
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1922
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1928
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1940
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1936
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1924
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1936
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1920
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1928
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1922
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1918
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1929
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1917
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1917
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1921
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1924
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1918
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1917
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1917
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1917
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1917
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1920
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1931
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1919
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1930
Movie
8.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1918
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1920
Short Film
5.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Short Film
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Short Film
6.1
CrewCinematography1942
Short Film
5.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Short Film
DirectingDirector of Photography1916
Short Film
DirectingDirector of Photography1916
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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