Ellsworth Fredricks Explained
Ellsworth Fredricks (June 2, 1904 – August 16, 1993) was an American cinematographer.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the film Sayonara.[5]
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a major and as the official cinematographer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[6] [7] Fredericks died in August 1993 in San Marcos, California, at the age of 89.[8]
Selected filmography
Notes and References
- News: Where The Action Is. Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. June 11, 1966. October 11, 2021. 35. Newspapers.com.
- News: Actual Locales Used In Filming Of Movie. The Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. September 21, 1966. October 11, 2021. 2. Newspapers.com.
- News: Ellsworth Fredericks Photog for 'Zahrain'. Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. June 20, 1961. October 11, 2021. 7. Newspapers.com.
- News: Fredericks Lensing. Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. June 26, 1961. October 11, 2021. 9. Newspapers.com.
- Web site: The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 11, 2021.
- https://normalexposure.com/the-asc-at-war/ THE ASC AT WAR!
- http://www.armypictorialcenter.com/personnel_roster.htm Personnel Roster: Service at Signal Corps Photographic Center / Army Pictorial Center
- Web site: Search Results. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508064212/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/GetResults?query=%7B%22NomineeId%22:416,%22IsHyperlinkQuery%22:true,%22Sort%22:%221-Nominee-Alpha%22,%22Search%22:%22Basic%22%7D. May 8, 2021. live. Wayback Machine.
