John F. Seitz

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American cinematographer cinematographer human

John F. Seitz was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work in early Hollywood and on classic film noirs such as Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard.

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John F. Seitz canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American cinematographer ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
Paramount Pictures ⓘ
United Artists ⓘ
familyName Seitz ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinematography ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
memberOf American Society of Cinematographers ⓘ
name John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Double Indemnity

Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Sunset Boulevard

Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Lost Weekend
notableAchievement contributed to the visual style of early Hollywood cinema ⓘ
developed innovative special photographic effects ⓘ
pioneered low-key lighting techniques in film noir ⓘ
notableWork Blood and Sand ⓘ
Double Indemnity ⓘ
Five Graves to Cairo ⓘ
Sunset Boulevard ⓘ
The Affairs of Susan ⓘ
The Bad and the Beautiful ⓘ
The Big Clock ⓘ
The Blue Dahlia ⓘ
The Glass Key ⓘ
The Great McGinty ⓘ
The Heiress ⓘ
The Lady Eve ⓘ
The Lost Weekend ⓘ
The Miracle Man ⓘ
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek ⓘ
The Story of Dr. Wassell ⓘ
This Gun for Hire ⓘ
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
film director ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
positionHeld president of the American Society of Cinematographers ⓘ
workedOn Double Indemnity ⓘ
Sunset Boulevard ⓘ
The Blue Dahlia ⓘ
The Glass Key ⓘ
The Great McGinty ⓘ
The Lady Eve ⓘ
The Lost Weekend ⓘ
This Gun for Hire ⓘ

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse → cinematographyBy → John F. Seitz ⓘ
subject surface form: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
The Lost Weekend → cinematographer → John F. Seitz ⓘ
The Great Gatsby (1949 film) → cinematographer → John F. Seitz ⓘ
The Trail of '98 (1928 film) → cinematographyBy → John F. Seitz ⓘ
The Garden of Allah (1927 film) → cinematographyBy → John F. Seitz ⓘ
Elmer Gantry → cinematographyBy → John F. Seitz ⓘ