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George Joseph Folsey, A.S.C. (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. Born in Brooklyn, Folsey was hired by Jesse Louis Lasky to work as an office boy in his newly formed Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in New York City. He earned his first screen credit for His Bridal Night in 1919. Leading lady Alice Brady was so satisfied with the way he photographed her she offered him a contract to shoot all her films. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career.
Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and an NBC special starring figure skater Peggy Fleming, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming.
Folsey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography thirteen times but never won. Eight months before his death he was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers, for which he served as President in 1956-57.
Folsey's son George Jr. is a director/producer/editor.
Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.
Filmography
all 155
Movies 155
Director 36
self 3

Bone (1972)

Glass Houses (1972)

The Balcony (1963)

I Passed for White (1960)

Cash McCall (1960)

Count Your Blessings (1959)

Torpedo Run (1958)

Imitation General (1958)

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Saddle the Wind (1958)

House of Numbers (1957)

Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)

The Power and the Prize (1956)

These Wilder Years (1956)

The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

The Battle of Gettysburg (1955)

The Cobweb (1955)

Hit the Deck (1955)

Deep in My Heart (1954)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)

Executive Suite (1954)

Tennessee Champ (1954)

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

Shadow in the Sky (1952)

Lovely to Look At (1952)

The Man with a Cloak (1951)

The Law and the Lady (1951)

Night Into Morning (1951)

Mr. Imperium (1951)

Vengeance Valley (1951)

A Life of Her Own (1950)

The Big Hangover (1950)

Malaya (1949)

Adam's Rib (1949)

The Great Sinner (1949)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

State of the Union (1948)

If Winter Comes (1947)

Green Dolphin Street (1947)

The Secret Heart (1946)

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

The Green Years (1946)

The Harvey Girls (1946)

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

The Clock (1945)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

A Guy Named Joe (1943)

Thousands Cheer (1943)

Three Hearts for Julia (1943)

Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)

Seven Sweethearts (1942)

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)

Panama Hattie (1942)

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Rio Rita (1942)

Married Bachelor (1941)

Lady Be Good (1941)

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)

Free and Easy (1941)

The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)

Come Live with Me (1941)

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

Remember? (1939)

Lady of the Tropics (1939)

Society Lawyer (1939)

Fast and Loose (1939)

The Shining Hour (1938)

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Hold That Kiss (1938)

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

Mannequin (1938)

The Bride Wore Red (1937)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

Hearts Divided (1936)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Kind Lady (1935)

I Live My Life (1935)

Page Miss Glory (1935)

Reckless (1935)

Forsaking All Others (1934)

Chained (1934)

Operator 13 (1934)

Men in White (1934)

Going Hollywood (1933)

Stage Mother (1933)

Reunion in Vienna (1933)

Storm at Daybreak (1933)

Men Must Fight (1933)

The Animal Kingdom (1932)

The Big Broadcast (1932)

The Misleading Lady (1932)

The Wiser Sex (1932)

The Cheat (1931)

My Sin (1931)

Secrets of a Secretary (1931)

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Honor Among Lovers (1931)

Stolen Heaven (1931)

The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)

Laughter (1930)

The great sea (1930)

Animal Crackers (1930)

Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)

The Big Pond (1930)

The Battle of Paris (1929)

The Laughing Lady (1929)

Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

Applause (1929)

The Cocoanuts (1929)

Gentlemen of the Press (1929)

The Hole in the Wall (1929)

Night Club (1929)

Pusher-in-the-Face (1929)

The Letter (1929)

The Butter and Egg Man (1928)

Lady Be Good (1928)

Her Wild Oat (1927)

No Place to Go (1927)

American Beauty (1927)

Naughty But Nice (1927)

Orchids and Ermine (1927)

Ladies at Play (1926)

Mismates (1926)

The Savage (1926)

Too Much Money (1926)

Scarlet Saint (1925)

The Necessary Evil (1925)

Born Rich (1924)

The Enchanted Cottage (1924)

Twenty-One (1923)

The Fighting Blade (1923)

The Bright Shawl (1923)

The Man from M.A.R.S. (1922)

What's Wrong with the Women? (1922)

A Game Chicken (1922)

Nancy from Nowhere (1922)

The Road to London (1921)

The Case of Becky (1921)

A Heart to Let (1921)

Sheltered Daughters (1921)

The Price of Possession (1921)

The Education of Elizabeth (1921)

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)

The Stolen Kiss (1920)

Sinners (1920)

The Fear Market (1920)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1898-07-02
Deathday1988-11-01 (90 years old)
Birth NameGeorge Joseph Folsey
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
ChildrenGeorge Folsey
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsGeorge Folsey, George J. Falsey
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