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Harry Stradling, A.S.C.
Harry Stradling, A.S.C.
Occupation	cinematographer
Years active	1920 - 1970

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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.

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

Wins

The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
My Fair Lady (1964)

External links

Harry Stradling at IMDb

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 ==Hollywood==
 Stradling moved back to the [[United States]] at the beginning of [[World War II]]. [[Alfred Hitchcock]] engaged him for ''[[Jamaica Inn (film)|Jamaica Inn]]'' (1939), ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941 film)|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 (film)|The Human Comedy]]'' (1943) ''[[List of adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray|The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (1945), ''[[Song of Love (film)|Song of Love]]'' (1947),  ''[[The Pirate]]'' (1948),  ''[[Easter Parade (1948 film)|Easter Parade]]'' (1948), ''[[Words and Music (1948 film)|Words and Music]]'' (1948), ''[[The Barkleys of Broadway]]'' (1949),  ''[[In the Good Old Summertime]]'' (1949), ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1951), ''[[Johnny Guitar]]'' (1954), ''[[Guys and Dolls (film)|Guys and Dolls]]'' (1955), ''[[A Face in the Crowd (film)|A Face in the Crowd]]'' (1957),  ''[[Marjorie Morningstar (film)|Marjorie Morningstar]]'' (1958), ''[[Auntie Mame]]'' (1958), ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]'' (1962), ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' (1964), ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' (1968), ''[[Hello, Dolly! (film)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1969), ''[[On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (film)|On a Clear Day You Can See Forever]]'' (1970), and ''[[The Owl and the Pussycat (film)|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]], [[Hedy Lamarr]], [[Rosalind Russell]], [[Kim Novak]] and [[Judy Garland]].
 Stradling died in [[Hollywood, California]].