Leo Tover

Leo Tover, A.S.C. (December 6, 1902 – December 30, 1964) was an American cinematographer, twice nominated for Academy Awards for his work on The Heiress (1949) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941). Among his other credits are the original silent version of The Great Gatsby, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Payment on Demand, both released in 1951.

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

• I'm No Angel (1933)
• Bolero (1934)
• Murder at the Vanities (1934)
• The Bride Comes Home (1935)
• Never Say Die (1939)
• I Wanted Wings (1941)
• Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
• Victory (1941)
• The Major and the Minor (1942)
• Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
• Woman on the Beach (1946)
• Dead Reckoning (1947)
• The Snake Pit (1949)
• The Heiress (1949)
• My Friend Irma (1949)
• The Secret Fury (1950)
• When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
• Payment on Demand (1951)
• Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
• Pride of St. Louis (1952)
• We're Not Married (1952)
• A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
• The President's Lady (1953)
• Untamed (1954)
• The Tall Men (1955)
• Soldier of Fortune (1955)
• Love Me Tender (1956)
• The Conqueror (1956)
• The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
• The Sun also Rises (1957)
• Fraulein (1958)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
• Blue Denim (1959)
• Follow that Dream (1962)
• Sunday in New York (1963)
• Island of Blue Dolphins (1964)
• Strange Bedfellows (1964)
• A Very Special Favor (1965)

External links

• Leo Tover at the Internet Movie Database
• Leo Tover at Find a Grave
• Passport portrait; teenage Leo Tover