Robert Surtees (cinematographer)

Robert Surtees
Born	(1906-08-09)August 9, 1906 Covington, Kentucky, USA
Died	Monterey, California, USA
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1931–1978
Known for	The Bad and the Beautiful Ben-Hur The Graduate King Solomon's Mines The Last Picture Show Oklahoma! Same Time, Next Year The Sting Summer of '42 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo The Turning Point Quo Vadis

Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur.

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978).

His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.

Academy Award nominations

Robert L. Surtees was nominated for Best Cinematography for:

• Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Shared with: Harold Rosson
• King Solomon's Mines (1950) – Oscar
• Quo Vadis (1951) Shared with: William V. Skall
• The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) – Oscar
• Oklahoma! (1955)
• Ben-Hur (1959) – Oscar
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
• The Graduate (1967)
• Doctor Dolittle (1967)
• Summer of '42 (1971)
• The Last Picture Show (1971)
• The Sting (1973)
• The Hindenburg (1975)
• A Star Is Born (1976)
• The Turning Point (1977)
• Same Time, Next Year (1978)

External links

• Robert Surtees at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert Surtees at Find a Grave