William H. Clothier

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William H. Clothier (February 21, 1903 – January 7, 1996) was an American film cinematographer and camera operator. Clothier entered the profession at the end of the silent era, photographing such films as Wings (1927) and Ernst Lubitsch's The Patriot. Later in his career, Clothier acted as Technicolor cinematographer for a number of significant westerns. He frequently worked under John Wayne's Batjac Productions and was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for The Alamo (1960) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).

[edit] Selected filmography

• Wings (1927, camera operator)
• The Patriot (1928)
• King Kong (1933)
• Fort Apache (1948, cinematographer)
• Island in the Sky (1953, aerial photographer)
• The High and the Mighty (1954)
• Blood Alley (1955, cinematographer)
• Seven Men from Now (1956)
• The Horse Soldiers (1959)
• The Alamo (1960)
• The Comancheros (1961)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
• McLintock! (1963)
• Donovan's Reef (1963)
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
• Shenandoah (1965)
• The Rare Breed (1966)
• The Way West (1967)
• Firecreek (1968)
• The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
• Chisum (1970)
• Rio Lobo (1970)
• Big Jake (1971)