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John F. Seitz

John F. Seitz

Biography

John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Seitz's Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. He went to work as a lab technician for the American Film Manufacturing Company (known as "Flying A"), also in Chicago. In 1916, during the silent era, he established himself, achieving great successes with the Rudolph Valentino film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). Highly regarded by director Billy Wilder, Seitz worked with him on the film noirs Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), and Sunset Blvd. (1950), receiving Academy Award nominations for each. In 1929, he served a year as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for which he had been a member since 1923. The A.S.C. named its 2002 Heritage Award after Seitz. Besides one Golden Globe and seven Oscar nominations, he also received the Look Magazine Award for The Lost Weekend, the A.S.C. Award for Sunset Blvd., and was among the winners of the inaugural George Award from the George Eastman House for outstanding contributions to the art of cinema for the years 1915 to 1925. He retired in 1960 and devoted himself to photographic inventions, for which he held 18 patents. An example of one Seitz invention is the matte shot: a large painting is photographed separately and later added to a scene to expand it, add effects, and/or create a sense of depth in backgrounds. He was also noted for his innovations with low-key lighting, which enhanced the film noir style. A widower, he married screenwriter Marie Boyle in 1934 who raised his daughter Margaret Alice Marhoefer and later gave birth to a son, John Lawrence Seitz.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-06-23

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cast


    Crew

    Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

    19448.1 / 10

    Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

    19508.3 / 10

    Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

    19535.9 / 10

    Rogue Cop

    Rogue Cop

    19545.3 / 10

    Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    19486.7 / 10

    Fly By Night

    Fly By Night

    19426.4 / 10

    Chicago Deadline

    Chicago Deadline

    19496.3 / 10

    Saigon

    Saigon

    19475.6 / 10

    Calcutta

    Calcutta

    19466.3 / 10

    The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

    19457.6 / 10

    A Cry in the Night

    A Cry in the Night

    19565.2 / 10

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    19447.0 / 10

    This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

    19426.9 / 10

    The Man in the Net

    The Man in the Net

    19595.2 / 10

    The Unseen

    The Unseen

    19454.6 / 10

    When Worlds Collide

    When Worlds Collide

    19516.3 / 10

    The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

    19426.3 / 10

    Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

    19555.2 / 10

    Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

    19545.9 / 10

    The Rocket Man

    The Rocket Man

    19546.3 / 10

    Island of Lost Women

    Island of Lost Women

    19594.3 / 10

    Lucky Jordan

    Lucky Jordan

    19426.0 / 10

    Santiago

    Santiago

    19565.3 / 10

    The Imperfect Lady

    The Imperfect Lady

    19460.0 / 10

    The Well Groomed Bride

    The Well Groomed Bride

    19464.0 / 10

    Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

    19290.0 / 10

    Kismet

    Kismet

    19303.5 / 10

    The Right of Way

    The Right of Way

    19305.2 / 10

    The Age for Love

    The Age for Love

    19310.0 / 10

    Over the Hill

    Over the Hill

    19318.2 / 10

    Springtime for Henry

    Springtime for Henry

    19341.0 / 10

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    19446.8 / 10

    Five Graves to Cairo

    Five Graves to Cairo

    19436.9 / 10

    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

    19417.4 / 10

    Bad Little Angel

    Bad Little Angel

    19394.9 / 10

    Poor Little Rich Girl

    Poor Little Rich Girl

    19366.6 / 10

    She Wanted a Millionaire

    She Wanted a Millionaire

    19320.0 / 10

    The Squall

    The Squall

    19293.4 / 10

    The Conquering Power

    The Conquering Power

    19215.8 / 10

    Detective Story

    Detective Story

    19517.0 / 10

    Mr. Skitch

    Mr. Skitch

    19336.0 / 10

    Ladies They Talk About

    Ladies They Talk About

    19336.1 / 10

    On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry Way

    19485.5 / 10

    Classmates

    Classmates

    19240.0 / 10

    6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

    19396.0 / 10

    Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

    19237.2 / 10

    The Magician

    The Magician

    19266.3 / 10

    The Patsy

    The Patsy

    19286.8 / 10

    Across to Singapore

    Across to Singapore

    19286.8 / 10

    The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

    19300.0 / 10

    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

    19395.0 / 10

    The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

    19320.0 / 10

    6 Hours to Live

    6 Hours to Live

    19324.8 / 10

    The Littlest Rebel

    The Littlest Rebel

    19356.2 / 10

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    19226.2 / 10

    Carnival in Paris

    Carnival in Paris

    19376.0 / 10

    Marie Galante

    Marie Galante

    19344.5 / 10

    Wild Harvest

    Wild Harvest

    19470.0 / 10

    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    19375.5 / 10

    The Savage

    The Savage

    19526.1 / 10

    Appointment with Danger

    Appointment with Danger

    19505.6 / 10

    Botany Bay

    Botany Bay

    19526.5 / 10

    Dear Brat

    Dear Brat

    19514.0 / 10

    Sergeant Madden

    Sergeant Madden

    19396.0 / 10

    Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

    19375.9 / 10

    The Big Clock

    The Big Clock

    19487.3 / 10

    The Badlanders

    The Badlanders

    19586.2 / 10

    Many Rivers to Cross

    Many Rivers to Cross

    19556.2 / 10

    Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

    19446.3 / 10

    Prophet Without Honor

    Prophet Without Honor

    19395.9 / 10

    The Iron Mistress

    The Iron Mistress

    19524.8 / 10

    Madame X

    Madame X

    19376.2 / 10

    The Arab

    The Arab

    19245.0 / 10

    Outcast

    Outcast

    19280.0 / 10

    Beauty and the Rogue

    Beauty and the Rogue

    19180.0 / 10

    All Men Are Enemies

    All Men Are Enemies

    19340.0 / 10

    Home Sweet Homicide

    Home Sweet Homicide

    19464.7 / 10

    Desert Legion

    Desert Legion

    19536.0 / 10

    The Hour Before the Dawn

    The Hour Before the Dawn

    19445.5 / 10

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    19216.7 / 10

    The Fair Co-Ed

    The Fair Co-Ed

    19275.5 / 10

    The Trail of '98

    The Trail of '98

    19286.2 / 10

    The Divine Lady

    The Divine Lady

    19285.3 / 10

    East Lynne

    East Lynne

    19316.3 / 10

    Our Little Girl

    Our Little Girl

    19354.8 / 10

    The San Francisco Story

    The San Francisco Story

    19524.8 / 10

    Fort Algiers

    Fort Algiers

    19535.5 / 10

    The McConnell Story

    The McConnell Story

    19556.3 / 10

    The Big Land

    The Big Land

    19576.4 / 10

    The Deep Six

    The Deep Six

    19585.4 / 10

    Guns of the Timberland

    Guns of the Timberland

    19606.1 / 10

    Turn to the Right

    Turn to the Right

    19220.0 / 10

    Mare Nostrum

    Mare Nostrum

    19266.1 / 10

    Adorable

    Adorable

    19333.3 / 10

    One More Spring

    One More Spring

    19355.8 / 10

    Curly Top

    Curly Top

    19356.4 / 10

    Stablemates

    Stablemates

    19384.5 / 10

    Beyond Glory

    Beyond Glory

    19487.3 / 10

    The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

    19386.5 / 10

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    19396.5 / 10

    A Little Bit of Heaven

    A Little Bit of Heaven

    19401.0 / 10

    Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    19406.0 / 10

    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    19404.6 / 10

    Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

    19395.9 / 10

    Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

    19386.5 / 10

    The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

    19366.0 / 10

    Captain January

    Captain January

    19366.7 / 10

    15 Maiden Lane

    15 Maiden Lane

    19366.0 / 10

    Navy Wife

    Navy Wife

    19355.0 / 10

    Redheads on Parade

    Redheads on Parade

    19350.0 / 10

    Coming Out Party

    Coming Out Party

    19345.0 / 10

    Careless Lady

    Careless Lady

    19325.2 / 10

    A Passport to Hell

    A Passport to Hell

    19325.3 / 10

    Merely Mary Ann

    Merely Mary Ann

    19310.0 / 10

    Hush Money

    Hush Money

    19310.0 / 10

    Road to Paradise

    Road to Paradise

    19306.2 / 10

    Back Pay

    Back Pay

    19304.0 / 10

    Careers

    Careers

    19290.0 / 10

    The Painted Angel

    The Painted Angel

    19290.0 / 10

    Adoration

    Adoration

    19280.0 / 10

    Trifling Women

    Trifling Women

    19221.0 / 10

    Where the Pavement Ends

    Where the Pavement Ends

    19230.0 / 10

    Her Private Life

    Her Private Life

    19291.0 / 10

    A Most Immoral Lady

    A Most Immoral Lady

    19291.0 / 10

    Sweethearts and Wives

    Sweethearts and Wives

    19300.0 / 10

    Misbehaving Ladies

    Misbehaving Ladies

    19310.0 / 10

    Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

    19385.7 / 10

    Lord Jeff

    Lord Jeff

    19387.1 / 10

    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    19495.5 / 10

    Captain Carey, U.S.A.

    Captain Carey, U.S.A.

    19505.5 / 10

    The Mate of the Sally Ann

    The Mate of the Sally Ann

    19170.0 / 10

    Whose Wife?

    Whose Wife?

    19170.0 / 10

    Souls in Pawn

    Souls in Pawn

    19170.0 / 10

    The Serpent's Tooth

    The Serpent's Tooth

    19171.0 / 10

    A Game of Wits

    A Game of Wits

    19170.0 / 10

    Powers That Prey

    Powers That Prey

    19180.0 / 10

    Up Romance Road

    Up Romance Road

    19180.0 / 10

    Shore Acres

    Shore Acres

    19205.0 / 10

    Uncharted Seas

    Uncharted Seas

    19216.0 / 10

    The Westerners

    The Westerners

    19190.0 / 10

    The Sagebrusher

    The Sagebrusher

    19200.0 / 10

    The Price of a Party

    The Price of a Party

    19240.0 / 10

    Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

    19310.0 / 10

    Young Sinners

    Young Sinners

    19310.0 / 10

    Murder Will Out

    Murder Will Out

    19300.0 / 10

    In the Next Room

    In the Next Room

    19300.0 / 10

    Dangerously Yours

    Dangerously Yours

    19330.0 / 10

    Helldorado

    Helldorado

    19350.0 / 10

    The Bride's Silence

    The Bride's Silence

    19170.0 / 10

    Hard to Get

    Hard to Get

    19290.0 / 10

    The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

    19507.0 / 10

    Hearts Are Trumps

    Hearts Are Trumps

    19200.0 / 10

    The Quagmire

    The Quagmire

    19160.0 / 10

    The Ranger of Lonesome Gulch

    The Ranger of Lonesome Gulch

    19160.0 / 10

    Paddy the Next Best Thing

    Paddy the Next Best Thing

    19331.0 / 10

    Winning Your Wings

    Winning Your Wings

    19425.8 / 10

    Culinary Carving

    Culinary Carving

    19390.0 / 10

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    19356.1 / 10