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Leonard Smith
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonard Smith (April 19, 1894 – October 20, 1947) was a cinematographer who had over 70 film credits from a career that spanned from 1915 to…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonard Smith (April 19, 1894 – October 20, 1947) was a cinematographer who had over 70 film credits from a career that spanned from 1915 to 1946. Smith's start as a cinematographer came on the now lost 1915 silent film The Battle Cry of Peace. Throughout his career he also occasionally worked in the camera and electrical department. Smith's first Academy Award for Best Cinematography (color) nomination came in 1942, for his work on Billy the Kid, sharing the nomination with William V. Skall. In 1944 he was nominated for Lassie Come Home. Smith was again nominated in 1946 for National Velvet, and in 1947, shortly before his death, he received his sole win, for The Yearling. He shared the award with Arthur Arling and Charles Rosher. All of Smith's nominations and wins were in the Color category. Smith served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1941 until his death on October 20, 1947, at the age of 53.
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1956
Our Miss Brooks
Movie Fabian "Stretch" Snodgrass
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1946
The Yearling
Movie Director of Photography
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1946
Courage of Lassie
Movie Director of Photography
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1945
National Velvet
Movie Director of Photography
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1944
Broadway Rhythm
Movie Director of Photography
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1943
Lassie Come Home
Movie Director of Photography
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1943
Best Foot Forward
Movie Director of Photography
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1942
Seven Sweethearts
Movie Director of Photography
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1942
Ship Ahoy
Movie Director of Photography
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1941
Design for Scandal
Movie Director of Photography
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1941
Smilin' Through
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1941
Billy the Kid
Movie Director of Photography
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1940
Go West
Movie Director of Photography
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1940
The Golden Fleecing
Movie Director of Photography
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1940
The Captain is a Lady
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1940
The Mortal Storm
Movie Director of Photography
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1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Movie Director of Photography
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1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Movie Director of Photography
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1939
At the Circus
Movie Director of Photography
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1939
Maisie
Movie Director of Photography
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1939
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Movie Director of Photography
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1939
Four Girls in White
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1939
Stand Up and Fight
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1938
Marie Antoinette
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1938
Paradise for Three
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1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Movie Director of Photography
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1937
Married Before Breakfast
Movie Director of Photography
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1937
A Day at the Races
Movie Director of Photography
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1937
Dangerous Number
Movie Director of Photography
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1936
Sinner Take All
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1936
Tarzan Escapes
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1936
The Devil-Doll
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1936
Tough Guy
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1935
Trained Hoofs
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1935
Donkey Baseball
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1934
Murder in the Private Car
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1934
You Can't Buy Everything
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1933
Eskimo
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1933
So This Is Africa
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1932
Hold 'Em Jail
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