Harry Stradling Sr., A.S.C. (1 September 1901-14 February 1970) was an Academy Award-winning an American cinematographer with over 130 films to his credit.
Harry Stradling, A.S.C. | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Years active | 1920 - 1970 |
His son Harry Stradling Jr. is also a cinematographer.
Early career
Stradling was born in Newark, New Jersey (some sources give Nesen, Germany[1], or England)[2], the nephew of cameraman Walter Stradling who had worked with Mary Pickford. Confined to two-reelers in Hollywood, he left for France and Germany in the early 1930s. He made contributions to several Jacques Feyder films, Le Grand Jeu (1934), La Kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935), Die Klugen Frauen (1936) and Knight Without Armour (1937). In England, he made several films for Alexander Korda among others, including Action for Slander (1937), The Divorce of Lady X (1938), The Citadel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), The Lion Has Wings (1939) and Q Planes (1939).
Hollywood
Stradling moved back to the United States at the beginning of World War II. Alfred Hitchcock engaged him for Jamaica Inn (1939), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Suspicion (1941). After that time, he was in great demand and worked steadily on such films as The Men in Her Life (1941), Her Cardboard Lover (1942), White Cargo (1942), The Human Comedy (1943) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Easy to Wed (1946), Song of Love (1947), The Pirate (1948), Easter Parade (1948), Words and Music (1948), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), In the Good Old Summertime (1949), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Johnny Guitar (1954), Guys and Dolls (1955), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Marjorie Morningstar (1958), Auntie Mame (1958), Gypsy (1962), My Fair Lady (1964), Funny Girl (1968), Hello, Dolly! (1969), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970), and The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), his last film.
Stradling's last four films starred Barbra Streisand. During his career, he photographed Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Simmons, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak, and Judy Garland.
Stradling died in Hollywood, California.
Academy Awards and nominations
He was nominated for the Academy Award fourteen times and won twice.
Nominations
- The Human Comedy (1943)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- Guys and Dolls (1955)
- The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
- Auntie Mame (1958)
- The Young Philadelphians (1959)
- A Majority of One (1961)
- Gypsy (1962)
- Funny Girl (1968)
- Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Wins
- The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
- My Fair Lady (1964)