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Robert Burks, A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer known for being proficient in virtually every genre and equally at home with black-and-white or color.
Burks began his career as a special effects technician in the late 1930s before becoming a director of photography in the mid-1940s. His first credit in this field was Jammin' the Blues (1944), a short film featuring leading jazz musicians of the day.
Burks collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on twelve of the director's films. Beginning with Strangers on a Train in 1951 (which secured him an Oscar nomination) through Marnie in 1964, he shot every Hitchcock film except Psycho in 1960. Additional credits include The Fountainhead, Beyond the Forest, The Glass Menagerie, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Music Man, and A Patch of Blue.
Burks and his wife died in a house fire in 1968 in Huntington Harbor, California.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 59
Director 17
Waterhole #3 (1967)
A Covenant with Death (1967)
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Once a Thief (1965)
Marnie (1964)
The Birds (1963)
The Music Man (1962)
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
The Great Impostor (1960)
The Rat Race (1960)
But Not for Me (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
The Black Orchid (1959)
Vertigo (1958)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Vagabond King (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Rear Window (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
Hondo (1953)
So This Is Love (1953)
The Desert Song (1953)
I Confess (1953)
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Mara Maru (1952)
Room for One More (1952)
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Close to My Heart (1951)
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Enforcer (1951)
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Beyond the Forest (1949)
Task Force (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Younger Brothers (1949)
A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
To the Victor (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
Cry Wolf (1947)
The Unfaithful (1947)
Possessed (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
Star in the Night (1945)
Pride of the Marines (1945)
Escape in the Desert (1945)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Jammin' the Blues (1944)
In This Our Life (1942)
Kings Row (1942)
Highway West (1941)
The Great Lie (1941)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1909-07-04
Deathday1968-05-13 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceChino, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsLeslie Robert Burks, L. Robert Burks
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
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