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Charles G. Rosher, A.S.C. (November 17, 1885 β January 15, 1974) was a two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer who worked from the early days of silent films through the 1950s. He was the first cinematographer to receive an Academy Award, along with 1929 co-winner Karl Struss.
Charles Rosher was born in London in 1885. He studied photography in his youth but earned a reputation early as a newsreel cameraman, before moving to the United States in 1909. He subsequently found work for David Horsley working in his production company in New Jersey. Because early film was largely restricted to using daylight, Horsley relocated his production company to Hollywood in 1911, taking Rosher with him, and opened the first movie studio there. This made Rosher the first full-time cameraman in Hollywood.
In 1913 he went to Mexico to film newsreel footage of Pancho Villa's rebellion. In 1918, he was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers and served as the group's first Vice-President. In the 1920s he was one of the most sought-after cinematographers in Hollywood, and a personal favorite of stars such as Mary Pickford, working with her on films such as Suds (1920), Little Annie Rooney (1925), and even Coquette (1929), Pickford's first sound film. His work with Karl Struss on F.W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is viewed as a milestone in cinematography. He shot five films for producer David O. Selznick, including Rockabye (1932), Our Betters (1933) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936).
Rosher worked at several studios, but spent the last twelve years of his career exclusively at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, photographing such films as Annie Get Your Gun, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, and The Yearling. Rosher was the father of actress Joan Marsh and cinematographer Charles Rosher, Jr.
Rosher died of an accidental fall in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 15, 1974. He was 88.
Filmography
all 122
Movies 122
Director 18
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Young Bess (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Scaramouche (1952)
Show Boat (1951)
Pagan Love Song (1950)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
East Side, West Side (1949)
The Red Danube (1949)
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
Words and Music (1948)
On an Island with You (1948)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Dark Delusion (1947)
Fiesta (1947)
The Yearling (1946)
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Kismet (1944)
Swing Fever (1943)
Assignment in Brittany (1943)
Stand by for Action (1942)
Pierre of the Plains (1942)
Mokey (1942)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Four Mothers (1941)
My Love Came Back (1940)
Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
A Child Is Born (1939)
Espionage Agent (1939)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
Off the Record (1939)
Hard to Get (1938)
White Banners (1938)
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
The Woman I Love (1937)
Men Are Not Gods (1936)
Small Town Girl (1936)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Call of the Wild (1935)
After Office Hours (1935)
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Outcast Lady (1934)
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Moulin Rouge (1934)
After Tonight (1933)
Bed of Roses (1933)
The Silver Cord (1933)
Our Betters (1933)
The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
Rockabye (1932)
Flaming Gold (1932)
Two Against the World (1932)
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Husband's Holiday (1931)
The Beloved Bachelor (1931)
Silence (1931)
This Modern Age (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Paid (1930)
War Nurse (1930)
Atlantic (1930)
Two Worlds (1930)
The Two Worlds (1930)
Two Worlds (1930)
The Price of Things (1930)
Knowing Men (1930)
The Road Is Fine (1929)
Atlantic (1929)
Atlantic (1929)
The Vagabond Queen (1929)
Eternal Love (1929)
Tempest (1928)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
My Best Girl (1927)
Sparrows (1926)
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
Three Women (1924)
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
Tiger Rose (1923)
Rosita (1923)
Sant'Ilario (1923)
Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
Smilin' Through (1922)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
Through The Back Door (1921)
The Love Light (1921)
Dinty (1920)
The White Circle (1920)
Suds (1920)
Pollyanna (1920)
Heart o' the Hills (1919)
The Hoodlum (1919)
Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)
The Dub (1919)
Too Many Millions (1918)
Johanna Enlists (1918)
How Could You, Jean? (1918)
The White Man's Law (1918)
The Honor of His House (1918)
One More American (1918)
The Widow's Might (1918)
The Secret Game (1917)
A Little Princess (1917)
At First Sight (1917)
The Primrose Ring (1917)
A Mormon Maid (1917)
Common Ground (1916)
The Clown (1916)
Carmen (1915)
Blackbirds (1915)
Gene of the Northland (1915)
Early Days in the West (1912)
The Indian Raiders (1912)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1885-11-17
Deathday1974-01-15 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
ChildrenCharles Rosher Jr., Joan Marsh
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsCharles Roscher, Charles G. Rosher
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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