Karl Struss

He was born in New York, New York and studied photography with Clarence H. White . His first successes came selling photographs to magazines including Vogue , Vanity Fair , and Harper's Bazaar . (However, he was quick to insist that he was not doing ''fashion'' photography.)

In 1919 , he moved to Los Angeles and signed on with Cecil B. DeMille as a cameraman and subsequently worked on many films. He was later also admitted to the American Society Of Cinematographers . In 1949 , he began his work in "stereo cinematography", becoming one of the first proponents of that artform. Unfortunately, he did most of his 3D work in Italy and none of his films were subsequently released in 3D in the United States .

AWARDS

In his career, Struss was nominated for an '' in 1929 . (He shared that award with Charles Rosher . He was nominated again in 1932 for '' Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde '', in 1934 for '' The Sign Of The Cross '', and in 1942 for '' Aloma Of The South Seas '' (with Wilfred M. Cline and William E. Snyder .)

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