Russell Harlan

Russell Harlan (standing), unknown,William C. McGann(director),Richard Dix,Frances Gifford,andPreston Fosteron the set ofAmerican Empire(1942)

Russell B. Harlan,A.S.C.(September 16, 1903 – February 28, 1974) was an Americancinematographer.

Biography

Born inLos Angeles, California,Russell Harlan witnessed the city's development from the construction of its firstfilm studioto being the center formotion pictureproduction in the United States. Harlan embarked on a career in film as an actor andstuntmanbut by the early 1930s was pursuing his interest behind the camera as an assistant. He performed as the cinematographer for the first time in 1937 on aHopalong Cassidywestern filmthat led to a career spanning more than thirty years. He received six nominations for theAcademy Award for Best Cinematography,including two in 1962 alone when he worked onHatari!andTo Kill a Mockingbird.

Russell Harlan died in 1974 inNewport Beach, Californiaand was interred inForest Lawn Memorial Park CemeteryinGlendale, California.

Selected filmography

• North of the Rio Grande(1937)
• Texas Trail(1937)
• The Frontiersmen(1938)
• Heritage of the Desert(1939)
• The Light of Western Stars(1940)
• Doomed Caravan(1941)
• In Old Colorado(1941)
• American Empire(1942)
• Hoppy Serves a Writ(1943)
• False Colors(1943)
• Mystery Man(1944)
• A Walk in the Sun(1945)
• Ramrod(1947)
• Red River(1948)
• Gun Crazy(1949)
• Guilty Bystander(1950)
• The Thing from Another World(1951)
• The Big Sky(1952)
• Riot in Cell Block 11(1954)
• Blackboard Jungle(1955)
• The Last Hunt(1956)
• Lust for Life(1956)
• Witness for the Prosecution(1957)
• Run Silent, Run Deep(1958)
• King Creole(1958)
• Rio Bravo(1959)
• Operation Petticoat(1959)
• Sunrise at Campobello(1960)
• Pollyanna(1960)
• To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
• Hatari!(1962)
• A Gathering of Eagles(1963)
• Dear Heart(1964)
• The Great Race(1965)
• Hawaii(1966)
• Tobruk(1967)
• Darling Lili(1970)

References

• Entry at filmreference

External links

• Russell HarlanatIMDb