Lionel Lindon,

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(September 2, 1905 – September 20, 1971) was an American

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and

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who spent much of his career working for

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. In 1950, he went freelance and began to work in

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as well as film, continuing to work until the year of his death. He was three times nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and in 1956 was the winner of the award for color for '' Around the World in 80 Days''.

Life

Lionel—son of film editor Verna Willis and nephew to Set Director, Edwin B. Willis, —was a native of San Francisco. Soon after leaving school, Lindon got a job as a general assistant at

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and joined the camera department. Through the

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, he worked as a camera assistant and as a "foreign negative cameraman", in 1930 becoming a cameraman. In 1943, he made his debut as a director of photography and went on to serve in that capacity in some 66 American films, including Westerns. In 1950 he went

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, which did not prevent him from working for Paramount on occasions. His final three films appeared in 1969. The major names he worked with include

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, Veronica Lake, and Dorothy Lamour.Lionel Lindon
at cinematographers.nl, accessed 21 October 2013Bob Baker in ''Film Dope'', issue no. 35 dated September 1986 Lindon received three Oscar nominations for best cinematographer, one of which led to the award. Lindon also worked in television between 1953 and 1971, contributing to 39 television series, including ''

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'', and eight TV movies. He died in the Los Angeles suburb of

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on September 20, 1971.

Filmography

Cinema

*1943: ''

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'',

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*1944: '' Going My Way'', Leo McCarey *1945: '' Masquerade in Mexico'', Mitchell Leisen *1945: '' Ed Gardner's Duffy's Tavern'',

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*1945: '' A Medal for Benny'', Irving Pichel *1946: ''

The Blue Dahlia ''The Blue Dahlia'' is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler''Variety'' film review; January 30, 1946, page 12.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; February 2, 1946, page 19. directed by George M ...

'', George Marshall *1946: '' Road to Utopia'', Hal Walker *1946: '' O.S.S.'', Irving Pichel *1946: '' Monsieur Beaucaire'', George Marshall *1947: ''

My Favorite Brunette ''My Favorite Brunette'' is a 1947 American romantic comedy film and film noir parody, directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about a baby photographer on death r ...

'', Elliott Nugent *1947: '' Welcome Stranger'', Elliott Nugent *1947: '' Variety Girl'', George Marshall *1947: '' The Trouble with Women'', Sidney Lanfield *1948: ''

The Sainted Sisters ''The Sainted Sisters'' is a 1948 American comedy film starring Veronica Lake and co-starring Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, George Reeves, William Demarest and Beulah Bondi. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and is notable for b ...

'', William D. Russell *1948: ''

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'', George Marshall *1948: '' Isn't It Romantic?'',

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*1949: ''

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'', John Farrow *1950: '' Destination Moon'', Irving Pichel *1950: ''

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'', Irving Pichel *1950: '' The Great Rupert'', Irving Pichel *1950: ''

The Sun Sets at Dawn ''The Sun Sets at Dawn'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Paul Sloane and starring Sally Parr and Patrick Waltz. Plot A young man sits in prison on the night before his execution, while his girlfriend waits for the inevitable i ...

'', Paul Sloane *1950: '' Prehistoric Women'', Gregg C. Tallas *1951: ''

Only the Valiant ''Only the Valiant'', also known as ''Fort Invincible'', is a 1951 American Western (genre), Western film produced by William Cagney (younger brother of James Cagney), directed by Gordon Douglas (director), Gordon Douglas and starring Gregory P ...

'', Gordon Douglas *1951: ''

Submarine Command ''Submarine Command'' is a 1951 American war film directed by John Farrow and starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, and Darryl Hickman. It is notable for being one of the first films to touch on post traumatic stres ...

'', John Farrow *1951: ''

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'', Arthur Lubin *1951: ''

Drums in the Deep South ''Drums in the Deep South'' is an American Civil War war western film directed by William Cameron Menzies who was production designer of David O. Selznick's ''Gone With the Wind'' (1939) and also designed the cave sequences in Selznick's ''The A ...

'', William Cameron Menzies *1952: '' The Turning Point'', William Dieterle *1952: '' Japanese War Bride'', King Vidor *1952: '' Caribbean Gold'', also called ''Caribbean'', Edward Ludwig *1952: ''

The Blazing Forest ''The Blazing Forest'' is a 1952 American lumberjack adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lewis R. Foster and Winston Miller. The film stars John Payne, William Demarest, Agnes Moorehead, Richard Arlen, Susan Morrow, Roscoe At ...

'', Edward Ludwig *1953: ''

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'', Edward Ludwig *1953: '' Tropic Zone'',

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*1953: '' Jamaica Run'', Lewis R. Foster *1953: '' The Stars Are Singing'', Norman Taurog *1953: '' Sangaree'', Edward Ludwig *1954: ''

Secret of the Incas ''Secret of the Incas'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as adventurer Harry Steele, on the trail of an ancient Incan artifact. Shot on location at Machu Picchu in Peru, the film is often cr ...

'', Jerry Hopper *1954: ''

Casanova's Big Night ''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova, ...

'', Norman Z. McLeod *1954: '' Jivaro'', Edward Ludwig *1955: '' Lucy Gallant'',

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*1955: ''

Conquest of Space ''Conquest of Space'' is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy. The film's storyline concern ...

'', Byron Haskin *1956: '' Around the World in 80 Days'', Michael Anderson *1956: ''

The Scarlet Hour ''The Scarlet Hour'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed and produced by Michael Curtiz, previously director of such noted films as ''Casablanca'', ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' and '' White Christmas''. The film stars Carol Ohmart, Tom ...

'', Michael Curtiz *1957: '' The Lonely Man'', Henry Levin *1957: '' The Black Scorpion'', Edward Ludwig *1958: '' I Want to Live!'', Robert Wise *1959: ''

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'', Norman Z. McLeod *1961: '' The Young Savages'',

*1961: ''

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'', John Cassavetes *1962: '' All Fall Down'', John Frankenheimer *1962: ''

The Manchurian Candidate ''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy. The ...

'', John Frankenheimer *1966: '' The Trouble with Angels'', Ida Lupino *1966: '' Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'', George Marshall *1966: ''

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'', John Frankenheimer *1966: ''

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut. P ...

'', Bernard Girard *1969: '' The Extraordinary Seaman'', John Frankenheimer *1969: '' Pendulum'', George Schaefer

Television movies

*1964: '' See How They Run'', David Lowell Rich *1967: '' The Meanest Men in the West'',

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and

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*1970: '' The Movie Murderer'',

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*1970: '' Ritual of Evil'', Robert Day *1971: ''Do You Take This Stranger?'',

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*1971: ''Vanished'', Buzz Kulik

Nominations and awards

* Academy Award for Best Cinematography : **1944, black and white, for ''Going My Way'' (nominated) **1956, color, for ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (winner) **1958, black and white, for ''I Want to Live!'' (nominated)

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindon, Lionel 1905 births 1971 deaths American cinematographers People from San Francisco Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners