Robert L. Surtees (cinematographer)

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Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (Aug 9, 1906 - Jan 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur.

His son Bruce is also a cinematographer.

Contents 1 Cinematography 2 Academy Award nominations 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland in the late 1920's, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), and The Sting (1973).

[edit] Academy Award nominations

Robert L. Surtees was nominated for Best Cinematography ^[1] for:

• Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Shared with: Harold Rosson
• King Solomon's Mines (1950) - Oscar
• Quo Vadis (1951) Shared with: William V. Skall
• The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) - Oscar
• Oklahoma! (1955)
• Ben-Hur (1959) - Oscar
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
• The Graduate (1967)
• Doctor Dolittle (1967)
• The Summer of '42 (1971)
• The Last Picture Show (1971)
• The Sting (1973)
• The Hindenburg (1975)
• A Star Is Born (1976)
• The Turning Point (1977)
• Same Time, Next Year (1978)

[edit] See also

• Robert Surtees at the Internet Movie Database
• Bruce Surtees at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] References

1. ^ Awards for Robert Surtees. IMDb.