Ellsworth Fredricks (June 2, 1904 – August 16, 1993) was an American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. He was nominated for an

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in the category Best Cinematography for the film ''

Sayonara ''Sayonara'' is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon Brando in Technirama. It tells the story of an American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The picture won four Ac ...

''. Fredericks died in August 1993 in

San Marcos, California San Marcos ( ; Spanish for " St. Mark") is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, California. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833. It is the site of California State University San Marcos. The city is borde ...

, at the age of 89.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1957) * '' The Scorpio Letters'' (1967)

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* 1904 births 1993 deaths People from the Bronx American cinematographers {{US-cinematographer-stub