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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ray Rennahan Biography (1896-1980)
Born May 1, 1896, in Las Vegas, NV; died May 19, 1980, in Tarzana, CA; son ofJohn and Mary (McPhee); married Lilian Hunt, May 11, 1916; children: Rae (Mrs. Robert Forrest Moore). Career: Cinematographer. Worked as directorof photography at Technicolor, Hollywood, CA; photographer of motion picturesfor television, Universal Studios. Member: American Society of Cinematographers (president 1950-51, 1965-66). Awards, Honors: Academy Awardnomination (shared with Bert Glennon), best cinematography, color, 1940, forDrums Along the Mohawk; Academy Award (shared with Ernest Haller), best cinematography, color, 1940, for Gone with the Wind; Academy Awardnomination (shared with Leon Shamroy), best cinematography, color, 1941, forDown Argentine Way; Academy Award nomination (shared with Arthur C. Miller), best cinematography, color, 1941, for The Blue Bird; Academy Award nomination (shared with Harry Hallenberger), best cinematography, color,1942, for Louisiana Purchase; Academy Award (shared with Ernest Palmer), best cinematography, color, 1942, for Blood and Sand; Academy Awardnomination, best cinematography, color, 1944, for For Whom the Bell Tolls; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, color, 1945, for Ladyin the Dark..
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- May 1, 1896
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Death Details
- May 19, 1980
- Tarzana, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
- And color photographer, The Ten Commandments, 1923
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Blood Test, Adventure Productions, 1923
- And technicolor photography, The Merry Widow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1925
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Redskin, Paramount, 1929
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Gold Diggers of Broadway, Warner Bros., 1929
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The Vagabond King, Paramount, 1930
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The King of Jazz, Universal, 1930
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Whoopee!, United Artists, 1930
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Doctor X, Warner Bros., 1932
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Mystery of the Wax Museum (also known as Wax Museum), Warner Bros., 1933
- And technicolor photography, My Grandfather's Clock, 1934
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La Cucaracha, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
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Kid Millions, 1934
- And technicolor photography, The Cat and the Fiddle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
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Pirate Party on Catalina Isle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
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Memories and Melodies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
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Gypsy Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
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Becky Sharp (also known as Lady of Fortune, 1943), RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
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Wings of the Morning, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937
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Vogues (also known as All This and Glamour Too,
Vogues of 1938, and Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938), United Artists, 1937
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Ebb Tide, Paramount, 1937
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Kentucky, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938
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Her Jungle Love, Paramount, 1938
- (And associate photographer), Dodge City, 1939
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Sons of Liberty, Warner Bros., 1939
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Drums Along the Mohawk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Gone With the Wind, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
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Teddy the Rough Rider, Warner Bros., 1940
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The Blue Bird, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
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Down Argentine Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
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Chad Hanna, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
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Blood and Sand, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
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Belle Starr, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
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That Night in Rio, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
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Louisiana Purchase, Paramount, 1941
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For Whom the Bell Tolls, Paramount, 1943
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Up in Arms, RKO Radio Pictures,1944
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Belle of the Yukon, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944
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Lady in the Dark, Paramount, 1944
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It's a Pleasure, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
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Incendiary Blonde, Paramount, 1945
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A Thousand and One Nights (also known as 1001 Nights), Columbia, 1945
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Duel in the Sun, Vanguard Film Production, 1946
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California, Paramount, 1946
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The Perils of Pauline, Paramount, 1947
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Unconquered, Paramount, 1947
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Whispering Smith, Paramount, 1948
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The Paleface, 1948
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Streets of Laredo, 1949
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, (also known as A Yankee in King Arthur's Court), Paramount, 1949
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The White Tower, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
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Warpath, Paramount, 1951
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Silver City (also known as High Vermilion), Paramount, 1951
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The Great Missouri Raid, Paramount, 1951
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Flaming Feather, Paramount, 1951
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The Denver and Rio Grande, Paramount, 1952
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At Sword's Point (also known as Sons of the Musketeers), RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
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Hurricane Smith, Paramount, 1952
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Pony Express, Paramount, 1953
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Flight to Tangier, Paramount, 1953
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Arrowhead, Paramount, 1953
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La Gazza Ladra Overture (also known as The Thieving Magpie Overture), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
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Texas Lady, RKO Radio Pictures, 1955
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A Lawless Street, Columbia, 1955
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Rage at Dawn (also known as Seven Bad Men), RKO Radio Pictures, 1955
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Stranger on Horseback, United Artists, 1955
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Seventh Cavalry, Columbia, 1956
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The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Columbia, 1957
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The Halliday Brand, United Artists, 1957
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Terror in a Texas Town, United Artists, 1958
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Television Work
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Movies
- Cinematographer, Columbo: Prescription Murder (also known as Prescription: Murder), 1968
- Cinematographer, I Love a Mystery, NBC, 1973
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