| Joseph MacDonald, A.S.C. | |
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| Born | Joseph Patrick Macdonald May 26, 1906 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | December 15, 1968 (aged 62) Woodland Hills, California |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Joseph MacDonald, A.S.C. (December 15, 1906 - May 26, 1968) was an award-winning Mexican-born American cinematographer.[1]
An assistant cameraman from the early 1920s, he became a cinematographer in the 1940s and soon was working on Hollywood productions,mostly at the 20th Century Fox studios. He was usually billed as Joe MacDonald.
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At the time of the release of his most widely seen movie, How to Marry a Millionaire, no widescreen movies were being produced in Mexico, and in fact several years passed before such movies would be produced in that country. For this reason, MacDonald was the first Mexican-born cinematographer, and only the second overall, behind fellow 20th cinematographer Leon Shamroy, to film a movie in CinemaScope. In addition, MacDonald was the first Mexican-born cinematographer to be Oscar nominated.