Ernest Laszlo, A.S.C. (born Ernő László; April 23, 1898 – January 6, 1984) was a Hungarian-American

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for over 60 films, and was known for his frequent collaborations with directors

Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include ''Vera Cruz'' (1954), '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), '' The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn ...

and

Stanley Kramer Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous " message films" (he would call his movies ''heavy dramas'') and a liberal movie icon.

. He was a member of the

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, and was its president from 1972 to 1974. He was an active member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Life and career

Born in

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, he emigrated to the United States and began working as a camera operator on such

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s as ''

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'' (1927). Between 1927 and 1977, he served as cinematographer on 69 films. Between 1961 and 1976 Laszlo was nominated for eight

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for Best Cinematography, and won the award in 1966 for '' Ship of Fools''. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984.

Selected filmography

* '' The White Outlaw'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Dear Ruth ''Dear Ruth'' is a successful 1944 Broadway play written by Norman Krasna. It ran for 680 performances. History Krasna wrote a serious play, ''The Man with Blond Hair'', which received a tepid response. He said that Moss Hart suggested he wr ...

'' (1947) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

'' (1947) * '' Lulu Belle'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Impact'' (1949) * '' The Big Wheel'' (1949) * '' The Lucky Stiff'' (1949) * '' Manhandled'' (1949) * '' D.O.A.'' (1949) * '' The Jackie Robinson Story'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' The Star'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Stalag 17 ''Stalag 17'' is a 1953 American war film which tells the story of a group of American airmen confined with 40,000 prisoners in a World War II German prisoner of war camp "somewhere on the Danube". Their compound holds 630 Sergeants represent ...

'' (1953) * '' Apache'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' The Naked Jungle'' (1954) * ''

The Big Knife ''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 melodrama directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Wint ...

'' (1955) * ''

Kiss Me Deadly ''Kiss Me Deadly'' is a 1955 American film noir produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, and Wesley Addy. It also features Maxine Cooper and Cloris Leachman appearing in ...

'' (1955) * '' While the City Sleeps'' (1956) * '' Attack of the Puppet People'' (1958) * '' Ten Seconds to Hell'' (1959) * '' Tormented'' (1960) * '' Inherit the Wind'' (1960), Academy Award nomination * ''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Diet ...

'' (1961), Academy Award nomination * ''

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is ...

'' (1963), Academy Award nomination * '' Baby the Rain Must Fall'' (1965) * '' Ship of Fools'' (1965), Academy Award winner * '' Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), Academy Award nomination * '' Star!'' (1968), Academy Award nomination * ''

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'' (1970), Academy Award nomination * '' That's Entertainment!'' (1974) * ''

Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resou ...

'' (1976), Academy Award nomination * '' The Domino Principle'' (1977)

References

External links

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Ernest Laszlo papers
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American Heritage Center
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laszlo, Ernest 1898 births 1984 deaths American cinematographers Hungarian emigrants to the United States Film people from Budapest Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners