Ernest Laszlo(1898-1984)
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ernest Laszlo, the Academy Award-winning cinematographer best known for
his creative collaborations with directors
Robert Aldrich and
Stanley Kramer, was born on April 23,
1898, in Budapest, Hungary, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After emigrating to the US, he worked as a camera operator on
Wings (1927). He made his debut as a
director of photography on
The Pace That Kills (1928).
Before hooking up with Kramer, his most notable collaboration was with
Aldrich, for whom he shot 11 films, including
Vera Cruz (1954), the noir classic
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and
The Big Knife (1955). Other
memorable films he shot include
Two Years Before the Mast (1946),
Road to Rio (1947),
Stalag 17 (1953) and
Logan's Run (1976). He also shot
M (1951),
Joseph Losey's remake of
M (1931), which was re-envisioned as an urban
film noir set in Los Angeles.
After 30 years as a director of photography, Laszlo was honored with
his first Oscar nomination in 1961 for shooting
Inherit the Wind (1960) for
Stanley Kramer. He was subsequently Oscar-nominated for the
cinematography on Kramer's
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961),
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
and Ship of Fools (1965), for which
he finally won his Oscar. His final film,
The Domino Principle (1977),
also was shot for Kramer.
From 1972 to '74 Ernest Laszlo served as the president of the American
Society of Cinematographers. He died on January 6, 1984.
his creative collaborations with directors
Robert Aldrich and
Stanley Kramer, was born on April 23,
1898, in Budapest, Hungary, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After emigrating to the US, he worked as a camera operator on
Wings (1927). He made his debut as a
director of photography on
The Pace That Kills (1928).
Before hooking up with Kramer, his most notable collaboration was with
Aldrich, for whom he shot 11 films, including
Vera Cruz (1954), the noir classic
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and
The Big Knife (1955). Other
memorable films he shot include
Two Years Before the Mast (1946),
Road to Rio (1947),
Stalag 17 (1953) and
Logan's Run (1976). He also shot
M (1951),
Joseph Losey's remake of
M (1931), which was re-envisioned as an urban
film noir set in Los Angeles.
After 30 years as a director of photography, Laszlo was honored with
his first Oscar nomination in 1961 for shooting
Inherit the Wind (1960) for
Stanley Kramer. He was subsequently Oscar-nominated for the
cinematography on Kramer's
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961),
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
and Ship of Fools (1965), for which
he finally won his Oscar. His final film,
The Domino Principle (1977),
also was shot for Kramer.
From 1972 to '74 Ernest Laszlo served as the president of the American
Society of Cinematographers. He died on January 6, 1984.