George Barnes

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American cinematographer cinematographer person

George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.

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George Barnes canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American cinematographer ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
person ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
awardReceivedForWork Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for "Rebecca"
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1892-10-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1953-05-30 ⓘ
employer Goldwyn Pictures ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
Paramount Pictures ⓘ
United Artists ⓘ
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Classical Hollywood cinema
gender male ⓘ
industry Hollywood film industry ⓘ
knownFor innovative lighting techniques ⓘ
pictorial composition in cinematography ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
notableWork Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ
Jane Eyre (1943 film) ⓘ
Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
surface form: Rebecca

The Devil Dancer ⓘ
The Emperor Waltz ⓘ
The Garden of Allah ⓘ
The Greatest Show on Earth ⓘ
The Son of the Sheik ⓘ
The Spanish Main ⓘ
numberOfAcademyAwardNominations 8 ⓘ
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pasadena ⓘ
surface form: Pasadena, California, United States of America
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth "Betty" Wood ⓘ
Evelyn Keyes ⓘ
Helen Howell ⓘ
Joan Blondell ⓘ
workedOn black-and-white films ⓘ
color films ⓘ
silent films ⓘ
sound films ⓘ
workedWithDirector Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ
Mitchell Leisen ⓘ
Victor Fleming ⓘ
yearsActive 1910s–1950s ⓘ

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The Eagle → cinematographer → George Barnes ⓘ
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952 film) → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Rebecca (1940 film) → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Jesse James → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
subject surface form: Jesse James (1939 film)
Let's Dance → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Spellbound (1945 film) → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
None but the Lonely Heart → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Spellbound → cinematographer → George Barnes ⓘ
Force of Evil → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Meet John Doe → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) → cinematographer → George Barnes ⓘ
The Bells of St. Mary's → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
American Society of Cinematographers → foundedBy → George Barnes ⓘ
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
The Son of the Sheik → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Here Comes the Groom → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Footlight Parade → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
The Return of Frank James → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Jane Eyre (1943 film) → cinematographer → George Barnes ⓘ
Joan Blondell → spouse → George Barnes ⓘ
Street Scene → cinematographer → George Barnes ⓘ
Gold Diggers of 1935 → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
Jesse James (1939 film) → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ
The Spanish Main → cinematographyBy → George Barnes ⓘ