James Wong Howe
- Camera
- August 27, 1899 · Guangzhou, China
- July 12, 1976
Biography
James Wong Howe, ASC (born Wong Tung Jim, Chinese: 黃宗霑; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976) was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.
Known for
Filmography
- Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe · Self
- The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo · Self
- Visions of Light · Self
- The Rickshaw Boy · Cinematography
- Funny Lady · Cinematography
- James Wong Howe: Cinematographer · Self
- The Horsemen · Cinematography
- The Molly Maguires · Cinematography
- Last of the Mobile Hot Shots · Cinematography
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter · Cinematography
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Hombre · Cinematography
- Seconds · Cinematography
- This Property Is Condemned · Cinematography
- The Glory Guys · Cinematography
- The Outrage · Cinematography
- Hud · Cinematography
- The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada · Director, Cinematography
- 87th Precinct · Director
- Tess of the Storm Country · Cinematography
- Checkmate · Director
- Song Without End · Cinematography
- The Story on Page One · Cinematography
- The Last Angry Man · Cinematography
- Bell, Book and Candle · Cinematography
- The Invisible Avenger · Director
- The Old Man and the Sea · Cinematography
- Sweet Smell of Success · Cinematography
- Drango · Cinematography
- Armored Attack! · Cinematography
- Death of a Scoundrel · Cinematography
- The Rose Tattoo · Cinematography
- Picnic · Cinematography
- Autumn in Rome · Cinematography
- Go Man Go · Director
- Jennifer · Cinematography
- Main Street to Broadway · Cinematography
- Indiscretion of an American Wife · Additional Director of Photography
- The Oscars · Self
- Come Back, Little Sheba · Cinematography
- The World of Dong Kingman · Cinematography, Director
- The Lady Says No · Cinematography
- Behave Yourself! · Cinematography
- He Ran All the Way · Cinematography
- The Brave Bulls · Cinematography
- The Eagle and the Hawk · Cinematography
- The Baron of Arizona · Cinematography
- The Time of Your Life · Cinematography
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · Cinematography
- Body and Soul · Cinematography
- Pursued · Cinematography
- Nora Prentiss · Cinematography
- My Reputation · Cinematography
- Danger Signal · Cinematography
- Confidential Agent · Cinematography
- Counter-Attack · Cinematography
- Objective, Burma! · Cinematography
- Passage to Marseille · Cinematography
- The North Star · Cinematography
- Hangmen Also Die! · Cinematography
- Air Force · Cinematography
- The Hard Way · Cinematography
- Yankee Doodle Dandy · Cinematography
- Kings Row · Cinematography
- Navy Blues · Cinematography
- Out of the Fog · Cinematography
- Shining Victory · Cinematography
- The Strawberry Blonde · Cinematography
- Fantasia · Cinematography
- A Dispatch from Reuters · Cinematography
- City for Conquest · Cinematography
- Torrid Zone · Cinematography
- Saturday's Children · Cinematography
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · Cinematography
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois · Cinematography
- Dust Be My Destiny · Cinematography
- Daughters Courageous · Cinematography
- The Oklahoma Kid · Cinematography
- They Made Me a Criminal · Cinematography