William E. Snyder (September 21, 1901 – March 4, 1984) 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 three

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

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 '' Aloma of the South Seas'', '' The Loves of Carmen'' and '' Jolson Sings Again''.

Selected filmography

* '' Aloma of the South Seas'' (1941; co-nominated with Wilfred M. Cline and

Karl Struss Karl Struss, A.S.C. (November 30, 1886 – December 15, 1981) was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F. ...

) * '' The Loves of Carmen'' (1947) * '' Jolson Sings Again'' (1948)

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* 1901 births 1984 deaths People from New York (state) American cinematographers {{US-cinematographer-stub