Tony Gaudio, A.S.C. (20 November 1883 – 10 August 1951) was an Italian-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 ...

and sometimes is cited as the first to have created a

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sequence for a film.

Biography

Born Gaetano Antonio Gaudio in

Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...

, Italy, he began his career shooting

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for Italian film companies. He moved to New York City in 1906 and worked in

Vitagraph Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

's film laboratory until 1909, when he began shooting shorts for the company. His credits include '' Hell's Angels'' (1930), '' Little Caesar'' (1931), ''

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'' (1931), ''

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'' (1932), ''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Herve ...

'' (1936), ''

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'' (1936), ''

The Life of Emile Zola ''The Life of Emile Zola'' is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle. It premiered at the Los Angeles Carthay Circle Theatre to great critical and f ...

'' (1937), ''

God's Country and the Woman ''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. and ...

'' (Warner Brothers' first

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film, (1937), ''

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'' (1938), '' Juarez'' (1939), '' The Letter'' (1940), '' High Sierra'' (1941), ''

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'' (1943), '' Days of Glory'' (1944), '' A Song to Remember'' (1945), and ''

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'' (1949). Gaudio was a favorite of

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and worked on 11 of her films, including ''

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'', ''

Fog Over Frisco ''Fog Over Frisco'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Robert N. Lee and Eugene Solow was based on the short story ''The Five Fragments'' by George Dyer. Plot Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is ...

'', ''

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'', '' Bordertown'', '' The Sisters'', '' Juarez'', '' The Letter'', and ''

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''. Gaudio won the

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for ''

'' and was nominated five additional times, for ''Hell's Angels'', '' Juarez'', '' The Letter'', ''

'', and '' A Song to Remember''. He was among the founders of the

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. He died in 1951 and is interred in the

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in Hollywood, California. His brother

Eugene Gaudio Eugene Gaudio (December 31, 1886 – August 1, 1920) was a cinematographer. Biography Brother of future A.S.C. member Tony Gaudio, Eugene Gaudio was born in Cosenza in Italy on December 31, 1886. He learned photography in his father's portrait ...

, also a cinematographer, died in 1920 at the age of 34.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1914) * ''

Mister 44 ''Mister 44'' is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry Otto and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Lester Cuneo, Yona Landowska, Henry Otto, and Aileen Allen. It is based on 1916 novel of the same name by E.J. Rath. The f ...

'' (1916) * ''

Pidgin Island ''Pidgin Island'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred J. Balshofer and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Pomeroy Cannon, Lester Cuneo, and Fred L. Wilson. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Haro ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Hidden Spring ''The Hidden Spring'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Harold Lockwood, Vera Sisson and Herbert Standing.Connelly p.9 Cast * Harold Lockwood as Donald Keeth * Vera Sisson as Thora Eric ...

'' (1917) * '' The Promise'' (1917) *''

The Hidden Children ''The Hidden Children'' is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison and Lillian West.Lowe p.9 It is based on a 1914 novel by Robert W. Chambers, set in Colonial America. Loca ...

'' (1917) * '' The Square Deceiver'' (1917) * '' Broadway Bill'' (1918) * ''

The Landloper ''The Landloper'' is a 1918 American silent romance adventure film directed by George Irving and starring Harold Lockwood, Pauline Curley, Stanton Heck, William Clifford, Bert Starkey, and Gertrude Maloney. It is based on the 1915 novel of the s ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Unpardonable Sin ''The Unpardonable Sin'' is a 1919 American silent drama/propaganda film set during World War I. The film was produced by Harry Garson, directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Kathryn Stuart, and stars Neilan's wife, Blanche Sweet, who portrays ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

The Red Lantern ''The Red Lantern'' is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Alla Nazimova, who plays dual roles, and directed by Albert Capellani. It is notable today for being Anna May Wong's screen debut. A single print survives in Europe with rumors o ...

'' (1919) *''

Whispering Devils ''Whispering Devils'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Conway Tearle, Rosemary Theby and Esther Ralston. It is based on the 1896 play ''Michael and His Lost Angel'' by the British writer Henry ...

'' (1920) * '' An Adventuress'' (1920) * '' Kismet'' (1920) * ''

The Forbidden Thing ''The Forbidden Thing'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring James Kirkwood, Helen Jerome Eddy and Marcia Manon.Lombardi p.113 Cast * James Kirkwood as Abel Blake * Helen Jerome Eddy as Joan * Marcia Mano ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Sin of Martha Queed ''The Sin of Martha Queed'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Mary Thurman, Joseph J. Dowling and Eugenie Besserer.Lombardi p.117 Cast * Mary Thurman as Martha Queed * Joseph J. Dowling as Marvin Queed * ...

'' (1921) *'' The Other Woman'' (1921) * ''

The Ten Dollar Raise ''The Ten Dollar Raise'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring William V. Mong, Marguerite De La Motte, and Pat O'Malley.Taves p. 169 Cast * William V. Mong as Wilkins * Marguerite De La Motte as Dorot ...

'' (1921) * ''

Pilgrims of the Night ''Pilgrims of the Night'' is a 1921 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Lewis Stone, Rubye De Remer and William V. Mong.Goble p.353 It is based on the 1910 novel ''Passers-By'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

Shattered Idols ''Shattered Idols'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and written by William V. Mong. It is based on the 1912 novel ''The Daughter of Brahma'' by I. A. R. Wylie. The film stars Marguerite De La Motte, William V. Mong, ...

'' (1922) * ''

'' (1922) * '' East Is West'' (1922) *''

The Voice from the Minaret ''The Voice from the Minaret'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Winter Hall. The film is based on the play of the same name by Robert Smythe Hichens (London ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Lady'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Sealed Lips'' (1925) * '' The Price of Success'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

The Blonde Saint ''The Blonde Saint'' is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film directed by Svend Gade. It was produced by Sam E. Rork and released through First National Pictures. Lewis Stone and Doris Kenyon star and young newcomer Gilbert Roland i ...

'' (1926) * '' An Affair of the Follies'' (1927) * '' The Notorious Lady'' (1927) * ''

Two Arabian Knights ''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) is an American comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. A silent film, ''Two Arabian Knights'' was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by United ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Gaucho ''The Gaucho'' (the official full title of the film is ''Douglas Fairbanks as The Gaucho'') is a 1927 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Vélez set in Argentina. The lavish adventure extravaganza, filmed at the height of Fairbanks ...

'' (1927) * '' The Racket'' (1928) * ''

On with the Show! ''On with the Show!'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film produced by Warner Bros. Filmed in two-color Technicolor, the film is noted as the first all-talking, all-color feature length film, and the second color film released by Warner B ...

'' (1929) * ''

General Crack ''General Crack'' is a 1929 American pre-Code part-talkie historical costume melodrama with Technicolor sequences which was directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was filmed and premiered in 1929, and released ...

'' (1930) * ''

'' (1932) * '' Upper World'' (1934) * '' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) * ''

'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Torchy Blane in Panama ''Torchy Blane in Panama'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by William Clemens (film director), William Clemens and starring Lola Lane, Paul Kelly (actor), Paul Kelly, and Tom Kennedy (actor), Tom Kennedy. Released on May 7, 1938, the fi ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1938) * '' Garden of the Moon'' (1938)

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