William Howard Greene (1895–1956) 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 ...

Career

Greene was a cinematographer on many early

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films, including '' Legong: Dance of the Virgins'' (1935) and '' A Star Is Born'' (1937).IMDB entry
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Awards

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into ...

: Special Academy Award (with Harold Rosson) for color cinematography, '' The Garden of Allah'' (1936) *

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France ...

: Special Academy Award for color cinematography, '' A Star Is Born'' (1937) *

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

Academy Award for Best Cinematography The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture. History In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) w ...

, Color, '' Phantom of the Opera'' (1943)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, W. Howard 1895 births 1956 deaths American cinematographers Academy Honorary Award recipients Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners