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Sam Leavitt

Known for: Camera

Biography: 1904-02-06

Deathday: 1984-03-21 (80 years old)

Biography

Samuel Leavitt, A.S.C. (February 6, 1904 – March 21, 1984), was an American cinematographer 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 and died in Woodland Hills, California.

Filmography

all 58

Movies 56

Director 11

Sam Leavitt

Biography

Filmography

all 58

Movies 56

Director 11

TV Shows 2

The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)

Banacek (1972)

The Longest Night (1972)

Evil Roy Slade (1972)

The Screaming Woman (1972)

Star Spangled Girl (1971)

The Grasshopper (1970)

The Desperados (1969)

The Wrecking Crew (1968)

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Murderers' Row (1966)

I Deal In Danger (1966)

An American Dream (1966)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Brainstorm (1965)

Major Dundee (1965)

My Blood Runs Cold (1965)

Two on a Guillotine (1965)

Shock Treatment (1964)

Johnny Cool (1963)

Diamond Head (1962)

Advise & Consent (1962)

Cape Fear (1962)

Exodus (1960)

Seven Thieves (1960)

The Crimson Kimono (1959)

Five Gates to Hell (1959)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Pork Chop Hill (1959)

The Fearmakers (1958)

The Defiant Ones (1958)

Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank (1957)

Eighteen and Anxious (1957)

Spanish Affair (1957)

Time Limit (1957)

The Careless Years (1957)

Sierra Stranger (1957)

The Wild Party (1956)

Hot Rod Girl (1956)

Crime in the Streets (1956)

The Bold and the Brave (1956)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

An Annapolis Story (1955)

Carmen Jones (1954)

A Star Is Born (1954)

Southwest Passage (1954)

Goof on the Roof (1953)

China Venture (1953)

The Thief (1952)

Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics (1952)

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Thoroughbred (1935)

Undercover Men (1934)

The Stage Hand (1933)

La nuit la plus longue

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Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Birthday1904-02-06

Deathday1984-03-21 (80 years old)

Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America

CitizenshipsUnited States of America

Also Known AsSammy Leavitt, Samuel Leavitt, Sam Levitt

AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Related Persons

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1904-02-06

Deathday
1984-03-21 (80 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Sammy Leavitt, Samuel Leavitt, Sam Levitt

Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White