Occupation Cinematographer Years active 1932 - 1978 | Name Sam Leavitt Role Cinematographer | |
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Born 6 February 1904 ( 1904-02-06 ) Died March 21, 1984, Woodland Hills, California, United States Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Nominations Academy Award for Best Cinematography Movies Exodus, Anatomy of a Murder, The Defiant Ones, Guess Who's Coming t, The Man with the Golden A Similar People Wendell Mayes, Nedrick Young, William Rose, Ernest Gold, Roy Glenn | ||
Sam Leavitt - Cinematographer
Samuel "Sam" Leavitt, A.S.C (February 6, 1904–March 21, 1984), was an American cinematographer who was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for The Defiant Ones (1958).
Leavitt began his career as an assistant camera operator working on 1930s films. Leavitt was a camera operator on films including Rancho Notorious (1952) and on TV's "I Love Lucy" in the early 1950s before becoming a director of photography in films.
Leavitt was nominated for Academy Awards for Exodus (Best Cinematography Color) (1960)and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (Best Cinematography Black and White) in the two years following his Oscar win for The Defiant Ones.
Leavitt was born in New York City, New York and died in Woodland Hills, California.
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