Ted McCord (cinematographer)
Ted McCord, A.S.C. (August 2, 1900 – January 19, 1976) was an American cinematographer.[1]
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| Born | Thamer McCord August 2, 1900 Sullivan County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1976 (aged 75) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1921–1966 |
Biography
Born in Sullivan County, Indiana, McCord received three Academy Award nominations. The first two Johnny Belinda (1948) and Two for the Seesaw (1962) were for black-and white cinematography, and the third The Sound of Music (1965)[2] was for color.[3][4]
McCord died of cancer in Glendale, California at the age of 75.[5] He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Director |
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| 1921 | Sacred and Profane Love | William D. Taylor |
| 1930 | The Fighting Legion | Harry Joe Brown |
| 1930 | Sons of the Saddle | Harry Joe Brown |
| 1931 | Freighters of Destiny | Fred Allen |
| 1933 | Somewhere in Sonora | Mack V. Wright |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Lloyd Bacon |
| 1947 | Deep Valley | Jean Negulesco |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | John Huston |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Jean Negulesco |
| 1948 | June Bride | Bretaigne Windust |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Michael Curtiz |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Michael Curtiz |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn | Michael Curtiz |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Vincent Sherman |
| 1950 | The Breaking Point | Michael Curtiz |
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy | Vincent Sherman |
| 1951 | Force of Arms | Michael Curtiz |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Michael Curtiz |
| 1956 | East of Eden | Elia Kazan |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Michael Curtiz |
| 1958 | The Proud Rebel | Michael Curtiz |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | Delmer Daves |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Michael Curtiz |
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw | Robert Wise |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music | Robert Wise |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Irvin Kershner |
- Man From 1997 (1956 television anthology episode)
Oscar nominations
- 1966: Best Cinematography, Color for The Sound of Music
- 1963: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for Two for the Seesaw
- 1948: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for Johnny Belinda
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References
- Leemann, Sérgio. "Photographs of Ted McCord". A Certain Cinema. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Screenshots from The Sound of Music". Cinema Squid. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Ted McCord Biography". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- Latimer, William (November 6, 1949). "Bogart—Sans Bacall". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 4.
- "Ted McCord, Cameraman, Was Nominated for 3 Oscars" (PDF). The New York Times. January 26, 1976. p. 26.
External links
- Ted McCord on IMDb
- Ted McCord at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Ted McCord at the TCM Movie Database
- Ted McCord at AllMovie
- Ted McCord at Find a Grave
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