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Sam Leavitt

Camera · Died aged 80

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TMDB ID
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Born
1904-02-06
Died
1984-03-21
Age at death
80
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Camera

Biography

Samuel Leavitt, A.S.C. (February 6, 1904 – March 21, 1984), was an American cinematographer nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for The Defiant Ones (1958). Leavitt began his career as an assistant camera operator working on 1930s films. Leavitt was a camera operator on films including Rancho Notorious (1952) and on TV's I Love Lucy in the early 1950s before becoming a director of photography in films. Leavitt was nominated for the Academy Awards in Best Cinematography Color for Exodus (1960) and Best Cinematography Black and White for Anatomy of a Murder (1959) in the two years following his Oscar win for The Defiant Ones. Leavitt was born in New York City and died in Woodland Hills, California.

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Filmography

Cinematography and camera53