Joseph T. Rucker
Joseph T. Rucker (January 1, 1887 – October 21, 1957) was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the film With Byrd at the South Pole.[1][2] Along with Willard Van der Veer. He spent 40 years of his life as a news cameraman at Paramount News and at NBC.[3] He won his Oscar for doing camera work of Admiral Byrd's trip to the North Pole.
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| Born | Joseph Terrell Rucker January 1, 1887 Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Died | October 21, 1957 (aged 70) San Francisco, California, USA |
| Occupation | Cinematographer, News Cameraman |
| Spouse(s) | Cecile Kaufman (1915-October 21, 1957) (His death) |
| Children | 2 (Francis Joy and Joseph) |
He also has the Rucker Spur named after him by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names.
Selected filmography
With Byrd at the South Pole (1930)
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gollark: You do ~10 GCSEs and then 3-4 A-levels.
References
- "The 3rd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- http://www.allmovie.com/artist/joseph-rucker-p312636
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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