Robert Herbert Planck (August 19, 1902 – October 31, 1971) 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 four
Academy Awards in the category
Best Cinematography
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
for the films ''
Anchors Aweigh'', ''
The Three Musketeers'', ''
Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
'' and ''
Lili''.
Planck died in October 1971 in
Camarillo, California
Camarillo ( ) is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 70,741, an increase of 5,540 from the 65,201 counted in the 2010 Census. Camarillo is named for brothers Juan an ...
, at the age of 69.
He was buried in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Selected filmography
* ''
Anchors Aweigh'' (1945; co-nominated with
Charles P. Boyle
Charles P. Boyle (June 26, 1892 – May 28, 1968) was an American cinematographer.
Biography
Born in Chicago in 1892, Boyle enjoyed his first credit as a cinematographer in 1925. Three years later, he was the director of photography on one of th ...
)
* ''
The Three Musketeers'' (1948)
* ''
Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
'' (1949; co-nominated with
Charles Schoenbaum
Charles Edgar Schoenbaum (April 28, 1893 – January 23, 1951) was an American cinematographer whose career began in 1917 and ended with his death in 1951.
Schoenbaum worked on over 100 films, including several of the ''Lassie'' films in the lat ...
)
* ''
Lili'' (1953)
References
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1902 births
1971 deaths
People from Huntington, Indiana
American cinematographers
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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