Robert Surtees

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American cinematographer cinematographer person

Robert Surtees was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his richly photographed Hollywood classics and multiple Academy Award-winning work.

Aliases (1)

Robert L. Surtees ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American cinematographer → cinematographer → person →
activeIn	Hollywood →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Cinematography → Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) → Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color) →
birthDate	1906-11-09 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1985-01-21 →
familyName	Surtees →
fieldOfWork	cinematography →
genre	Hollywood cinema →
givenName	Robert →
knownFor	lush visual style → richly photographed Hollywood classics →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
name	Robert Surtees →
nationality	American →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Cinematography →
notableAward	Academy Award →
notableWork	A Star Is Born (1976 film) → Ben-Hur → Doctor Dolittle → King Solomon's Mines → Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) → Oklahoma! → Quo Vadis → Summer of '42 → The Bad and the Beautiful → The Graduate → The Last Picture Show → The Sting →
numberOfAcademyAwardNominations	16 →
numberOfAcademyAwardsWon	3 →
occupation	cinematographer → director of photography →
workedOn	A Star Is Born (1976 film) → Ben-Hur → King Solomon's Mines → Oklahoma! → Quo Vadis → The Bad and the Beautiful → The Graduate → The Last Picture Show → The Sting →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ben-Hur ("Robert L. Surtees") → The Arrangement → Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo →	cinematographyBy
Oklahoma! (1955 film) → The Graduate →	cinematographer
A Star Is Born (1976 film) →	cinematography
Bruce Surtees →	father
Robert Surtees →	name
Bruce Surtees →	relative