Karl Struss

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American cinematographer American photographer cinematographer human photographer

Karl Struss was an influential American cinematographer and photographer known for his innovative visual style in early Hollywood cinema, including work on landmark films such as "The Great Dictator."

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Karl Struss canonical 14

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instanceOf American cinematographer ⓘ
American photographer ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
activeIn early sound film era ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Photographic Society of America recognition ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1886-11-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1981-12-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
employer Paramount Pictures ⓘ
United Artists ⓘ
independent productions ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre pictorialism ⓘ
hasNationality American ⓘ
influenced development of Hollywood cinematography ⓘ
influencedBy pictorialist photographers ⓘ
knownFor early Hollywood visual style ⓘ
innovative cinematography ⓘ
pictorialist photography ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Pictorialist photography ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
notableWork Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film) ⓘ
Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) ⓘ
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ⓘ
The Great Dictator ⓘ
The Great Dictator ⓘ
surface form: The Great Dictator (1940 film)

The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
surface form: The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Sun City, Arizona ⓘ
receivedForWork Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ⓘ
sharedAwardWith Charles Rosher ⓘ
usedMedium large-format photography ⓘ
motion picture film ⓘ
workedOn Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film) ⓘ
Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) ⓘ
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ⓘ
The Great Dictator ⓘ
The Great Dictator ⓘ
surface form: The Great Dictator (1940 film)

The Sign of the Cross ⓘ
surface form: The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)

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The Great Dictator → cinematography → Karl Struss ⓘ
Limelight → cinematographyBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) → cinematographyBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) → cinematography → Karl Struss ⓘ
Tempest (1928 film) → cinematographyBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
American Society of Cinematographers → foundedBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) → cinematographyBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
The Sign of the Cross → cinematographyBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans → cinematographyBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans → awardReceivedBy → Karl Struss ⓘ
Clarence H. White School of Photography → notableStudent → Karl Struss ⓘ
Journey into Fear → cinematography → Karl Struss ⓘ
This Way Please → cinematography → Karl Struss ⓘ
1952 film Limelight → cinematography → Karl Struss ⓘ
subject surface form: Limelight (1952 film)