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Charles Rosher Biography (1885-1974)
Born November 17, 1885, in London, England; immigrated to the United States,1908; died in January, 1974; children: Joan Marsh (an actress), Charles, Jr.(a cinematographer). Career: Cinematographer. Also worked as portraitphotographer. Awards, Honors: Shared Academy Award, best cinematography (with Karl Struss), 1927, for Sunrise; Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1927, for My Best Girl, 1928, for Tempest, 1934, for The Affairs of Cellini, and 1944, for Kismet; shared Academy Award, best cinematography (with Leonard Smith and Arthur E. Arling),1946, for The Yearling; Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1950, for Annie Get Your Gun, and 1951, for Show Boat..
- Nationality
- British, American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- November 17, 1885
- London, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Cinematographer
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Early Days in the West, 1912
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Indian Raiders, 1912
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With General Pancho Villas in Mexico, 1913
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The Oath of a Viking, 1914
- (As Charles G. Rosher) The Mystery of the Poison Pool, 1914
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The Mad Maid of the Forest, 1915
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The Voice in the Fog, 1915
- (As Charles G. Rosher) Blackbirds, 1915
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The Plow Girl, 1916
- (As Charles G. Rosher) The Blacklist, 1916
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The Sowers, 1916
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The Clown, 1916
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Anton the Terrible (also known as The Austrian Spy), 1916
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The Secret Game, 1917
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The Primrose Ring, 1917
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A Little Princess, 1917
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Hashimura Togo, 1917
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A Mormon Maid, 1917
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At First Sight, 1917
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The Widow's Might, 1918
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One More American (also known as The Land of the Free), 1918
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Honor of His House (also known as Honor of the House), 1918
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How Could You, Jean?, 1918
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Johanna Enlists, 1918
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Too Many Millions, 1918
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The Dub, 1919
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Captain Kidd, Jr., 1919
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Daddy Long Legs, 1919
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The Hoodlum, 1919
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Heart o' the Hills (also known as Heart of the Hills), 1919
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Pollyanna, 1920
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Suds, 1920
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The White Circle, 1920
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Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1921
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The Love Light, 1921
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Through the Back Door, 1921
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Smilin' Through (also known as Smiling Through), 1922
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Tess of the Storm Country, 1922
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Rosita, 1923
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Tiger Rose, 1923
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Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, 1924
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Three Women, 1924
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Little Annie Rooney, 1925
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Sparrows, 1926
- (With Karl Struss) Sunrise (also known as Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans), 1927
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My Best Girl, United Artists, 1927
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The Tempest, United Artists, 1928
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Atlantic, 1929
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The Vagabond Queen (also known as Bright Eyes), 1930
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Two Worlds (also known as Zwei Welten), 1930
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La Route Est Belle (also known as The Road Is Fine), 1930
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The Price of Things, 1930
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Paid (also known as Within the Law), 1930
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Knowing Men, 1930
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Atlantic, 1930
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War Nurse, 1930
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This Modern Age, 1931
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Silence, 1931
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Laughing Sinners, 1931
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Beloved Bachelor, 1931
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Dance, Fools, Dance, 1931
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What Price Hollywood?, 1932
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Two against the World, 1932
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Husband's Holiday, 1932
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The Silver Cord, 1933
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Rockabye, 1933
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Our Betters, 1933
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After Tonight (also known as Sealed Lips), 1933
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The Past of Mary Holmes, 1933
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Bed of Roses, 1933
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Flaming Gold, 1933
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What Every Woman Knows, 1934
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Outcast Lady (also known as A Woman of the World), 1934
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Moulin Rouge, 1934
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The Affairs of Cellini (also known as The Firebrand), 1934
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The Call of the Wild, 1935
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After Office Hours, 1935
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Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935
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Small Town Girl (also known as One Horse Town), 1936
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Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1936
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Men Are Not Gods, 1936
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The Perfect Specimen, 1937
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Hollywood Hotel, 1937
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The Woman I Love (also known as The Woman Between), 1937
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White Banners, 1938
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Hard to Get, 1938
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Yes, My Darling Daughter, 1939
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Off the Record, 1939
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Hell's Kitchen, 1939
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Espionage Agent, 1939
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Three Cheers for the Irish, 1940
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My Love Came Back, 1940
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Brother Rat and a Baby (also known as Baby Be Good), 1940
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A Child Is Born, 1940
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One Foot in Heaven, 1941
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Million Dollar Baby, 1941
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Four Mothers, 1941
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Pierre of the Plains, 1942
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Mokey, 1942
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Stand By for Action (also known as Cargo of Innocents), 1943
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Assignment in Brittany, 1943
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Swing Fever, 1944
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Kismet (also known as Oriental Dream), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1944
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Yolanda and the Thief, 1945
- (With Leonard Smith and Arthur E. Arling) The Yearling, 1946
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Ziegfeld Follies, 1946
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Song of the Thin Man, 1947
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Dark Delusion (also known as Cynthia's Secret), 1947
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Fiesta, 1947
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Words and Music, 1948
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On an Island with You, 1948
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The Red Danube, 1949
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East Side, West Side, 1949
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Neptune's Daughter, 1949
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Pagan Love Song, 1950
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Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
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Show Boat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
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Scaramouche, 1952
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Young Bess, 1953
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Kiss Me Kate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
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The Story of Three Loves (also known as Equilibrium and Three Stories of Love), 1953
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Jupiter's Darling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993, pp. 649-50.*
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