Ernest Laszlo

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Ernest Laszlo, A.S.C. (April 23 in Budapest, Hungary, 1898–January 6, 1984) was an Academy Award-winning Hungarian-American cinematographer for over 60 films, and was known for his frequent collaborations with directors Robert Aldrich and Stanley Kramer. He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, and was its president from 1972 to 1974.

[edit] Life and career

Born in Budapest, Hungary, he emigrated to the United States and began working as a camera operator on such silent films as Wings (1928). Between 1928 and 1977, he served as cinematographer on sixty-nine films. Between 1961 and 1976 Laszlo was nominated for eight Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, and won the award in 1966 for Ship of Fools.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Road to Rio (1947)
• Impact (1949)
• The Big Wheel (1949)
• Manhandled (1949)
• The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
• D.O.A. (1950)
• The Star (1952)
• Stalag 17 (1953)
• Apache (1954)
• Vera Cruz (1954)
• The Naked Jungle (1954)
• The Big Knife (1955)
• Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
• While the City Sleeps (1956)
• Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
• Inherit the Wind (1960) Academy Award nomination
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Academy Award nomination
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Academy Award nomination
• Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
• Ship of Fools (1965) Academy Award
• Fantastic Voyage (1966) Academy Award nomination
• Star! (1968) Academy Award nomination
• Airport (1970) Academy Award nomination
• That's Entertainment! (1974)
• Logan's Run (1976) Academy Award nomination
• The Domino Principle (1977)