| Robert De Grasse, A. S. C. | |
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| Born | February 9, 1900 Maplewood, New Jersey |
| Died | January 28, 1971 Newport Beach, California |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
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Career
Born in Maplewood, New Jersey where his family was working in the fledgling movie industry, he was the nephew of film actor Sam De Grasse. Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Samuel Alfred de Grasse (born June 12, 1875, died November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor Robert De Grasse began his career as an assistant cameraman then moved on to become a full time cinematographer by the time he was 21 years old.
He worked on over 100 movies including Vigil in the Night (1940), The Leopard Man (1943) and The Body Snatcher (1945) as well as classic television shows such as I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Vigil in the Night is a 1940 film (produced and distributed by RKO Pictures) based on the 1939 serial Short story by A The Leopard Man ( is a horror movie directed by Jacques Tourneur based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich. The Body Snatcher ( is a Horror film directed by Robert Wise based on the short story The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television Situation comedy which initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to
In 1939, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Vivacious Lady. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. Vivacious Lady ( 1938) is a US Black-and-white romantic Comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart
Robert De Grasse died in 1971 in Newport Beach, California.
Filmography
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Awards
Nomination
- Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for Vivacious Lady; 1939. Break of Hearts is a 1935 RKO film starring Katharine Hepburn and Charles Boyer. A Woman Rebels is a 1936 RKO film adapted from the novel Portrait of a Rebel by Netta Syrett and starring Katharine Quality Street is a 1937 Hollywood movie made by RKO, directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S Vivacious Lady ( 1938) is a US Black-and-white romantic Comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart Bachelor Mother ( 1939) is a American Comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers (in a non-dancing The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is an American biographical Musical comedy, released in 1939 and directed by H Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Vigil in the Night is a 1940 film (produced and distributed by RKO Pictures) based on the 1939 serial Short story by A The Leopard Man ( is a horror movie directed by Jacques Tourneur based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich. Tall in the Saddle is a 1944 western movie starring John Wayne as a cowboy and Ella Raines as his fierce bullwhip-brandishing love interest Flame of Barbary Coast is a 1945 Western film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley The House I Live In ( 1945) is a ten-minute Short film written by Albert Maltz and made by producer Frank Ross and Mervyn The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a 1947 Screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple. Crack-Up ( 1946) is a Film noir directed by Irving Reis, remembered for directing many "Falcon" movies of the early 1940s For the 1974 film alternatively released as "Born to Kill" see Cockfighter. Bodyguard ( 1948) is a American Semi-documentary Crime Film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and Home of the Brave is a 1949 film based on a play by Arthur Laurents. A Dangerous Profession ( 1949) is a American Crime Film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff and written by Warren Follow Me Quietly ( 1949) is a Semidocumentary Film noir directed by Richard Fleischer, with support from Anthony Mann in The Clay Pigeon ( 1949) is a American Drama Film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Carl Foreman "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture.
References
- ^ Robert De Grasse at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885. 2008. Index home page.
External links
- Robert De Grasse at the Internet Movie Database.
- Robert de Grasse at Allmovie. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
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