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FILM DIRECTOR

Leon Shamroy

1901 - 1974

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Leon Shamroy, A.S.C. (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. He and Charles Lang share the record for most Oscar nominations for Cinematography. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Shamroy has received more than 160,101 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Shamroy is the 1,290th most popular film director (down from 1,064th in 2019), the 9,021st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,352nd in 2019) and the 355th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 3.21

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  • 2.68

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Leon Shamroy ranks 1,290 out of 1,581Before him are Geoff Murphy, Jay Roach, Nunnally Johnson, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Peyton Reed, and Péter Bacsó. After him are Vladimir Motyl, Kwak Jae-yong, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Tom Shadyac, Gene Saks, and Kurt Wimmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Leon Shamroy ranks 287Before him are Ivan Petrovsky, Paolo Mazza, Brian Donlevy, Whittaker Chambers, Mildred Wiley, and Pedro Benítez. After him are Jimmy Gallagher, Francisco Guilledo, George Moorhouse, Mary Eaton, Rudy Vallée, and Pauline Starke. Among people deceased in 1974, Leon Shamroy ranks 205Before him are Maturino Blanchet, Juan Antonio Ipiña, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Jacob Bronowski, Karen Silkwood, and Pedro Benítez. After him are V. K. Krishna Menon, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Angelo Zorzi, Giovanni D'Anzi, Gösta Lilliehöök, and Gene Ammons.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Shamroy ranks 9,021 out of 18,182Before him are Peyton Reed (1964), Michael Wong (1965), Gary Kurtz (1940), Ben Feldman (1980), Jeff Stryker (1962), and Corin Nemec (1971). After him are Jim Ross (1952), David L. Rabinowitz (1960), Porter Goss (1938), Jack Casady (1944), Noble Johnson (1881), and Mary Oliver (1935).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Leon Shamroy ranks 355Before him are Kelly Reichardt (1964), Gregg Araki (1959), Robert Surtees (1906), Jay Roach (1957), Nunnally Johnson (1897), and Peyton Reed (1964). After him are Tom Shadyac (1958), Gene Saks (1921), Kurt Wimmer (1964), Jack Sholder (1945), Michael Ritchie (1938), and Ken Burns (1953).

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