Leon Shamroy
Born	July 16, 1901(1901-07-16) New York City
Died	July 7, 1974 (aged 72) Los Angeles
Occupation	Cinematographer
Title	A.S.C. President (1947-1948)
Spouse(s)	Mary Anderson (1953-1974)
Awards	Best Cinematography Cleopatra (1963) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Wilson (1944) The Black Swan (1942)

Leon Shamroy, A.S.C. (16 July 1901, New York City – 7 July 1974, Los Angeles) was an American film cinematographer. Together with Charles Lang, he holds the record for most number of Academy Award nominations for Cinematography. Throughout his five-decade career, he garnered eighteen nominations with four wins. From 1953 to his death in 1974, he was married to movie actress Mary Anderson. Shamroy was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

He is the namesake for Rita Marlowe's (Jayne Mansfield) poodle in the 1957 movie Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Contents 1 Academy Awards 1.1 Wins 1.2 Nominations 2 Additional films 3 External links

[edit] Academy Awards

[edit] Wins

• Cleopatra (1963)
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
• Wilson (1944)
• The Black Swan (1942)

[edit] Nominations

• The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
• The Cardinal (1963)
• Porgy and Bess (1959)
• South Pacific (1958)
• The King and I (1956)
• Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
• The Egyptian (1954)
• The Robe (1953)
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
• David and Bathsheba (1951)
• Prince of Foxes (1949)
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
• Down Argentine Way (1940)
• The Young in Heart (1938)

[edit] Additional films

• The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
• Roxie Hart (1942)
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
• That Lady in Ermine (1948)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
• King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
• Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
• Desk Set (1957)
• John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
• Planet of the Apes (1968)

[edit] External links

• Leon Shamroy at IMDB
• Leon Shamroy at Find a Grave

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