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Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-08-27 (125 years old)

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, China

James Wong Howe

Biography:

James Wong Howe, ASC, was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

Known For

Acting

2024

2007

1992

Visions of Light as Self (archive footage)

1973

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1953

The Oscars as Self

1948

Camera

1975

Funny Lady as Director of Photography

1970

The Molly Maguires as Director of Photography
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots as Director of Photography

1968

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Director of Photography

1967

Hombre as Director of Photography

1966

Seconds as Director of Photography
This Property Is Condemned as Director of Photography

1965

The Glory Guys as Director of Photography

1964

The Outrage as Director of Photography

1963

Hud as Director of Photography

1960

Tess of the Storm Country as Director of Photography
Song Without End as Director of Photography

1959

The Story on Page One as Director of Photography
The Last Angry Man as Director of Photography

1958

Bell, Book and Candle as Director of Photography
The Old Man and the Sea as Director of Photography

1957

Sweet Smell of Success as Director of Photography
Drango as Director of Photography
Armored Attack! as Director of Photography

1956

Death of a Scoundrel as Director of Photography

1955

Picnic as Director of Photography
The Rose Tattoo as Director of Photography

1954

Autumn in Rome as Director of Photography

1953

Indiscretion of an American Wife as Additional Director of Photography
The World of Dong Kingman as Director of Photography
Jennifer as Director of Photography
Main Street to Broadway as Director of Photography

1952

Come Back, Little Sheba as Director of Photography
The Lady Says No as Director of Photography

1951

He Ran All the Way as Director of Photography
Behave Yourself! as Director of Photography

1950

The Baron of Arizona as Director of Photography
The Eagle and the Hawk as Director of Photography

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Director of Photography
The Time of Your Life as Director of Photography

1947

Nora Prentiss as Director of Photography
Pursued as Director of Photography
Body and Soul as Director of Photography

1946

My Reputation as Director of Photography

1945

Danger Signal as Director of Photography
Confidential Agent as Director of Photography
Counter-Attack as Director of Photography
Objective, Burma! as Director of Photography

1944

Passage to Marseille as Director of Photography

1943

Hangmen Also Die! as Director of Photography
The Hard Way as Director of Photography
Air Force as Director of Photography
The North Star as Director of Photography

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy as Director of Photography
Kings Row as Director of Photography

1941

Out of the Fog as Director of Photography
The Strawberry Blonde as Director of Photography
Shining Victory as Director of Photography

1940

City for Conquest as Director of Photography
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Director of Photography
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Director of Photography
Saturday's Children as Director of Photography
Torrid Zone as Director of Photography
A Dispatch from Reuters as Director of Photography
Fantasia as Director of Photography

1939

Dust Be My Destiny as Director of Photography
They Made Me a Criminal as Director of Photography
The Oklahoma Kid as Director of Photography
Daughters Courageous as Director of Photography

1938

Algiers as Director of Photography
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Director of Photography

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda as Director of Photography
Fire Over England as Director of Photography
Under the Red Robe as Director of Photography
Farewell Again as Director of Photography

1936

Three Live Ghosts as Director of Photography

1935

Mark of the Vampire as Director of Photography
The Flame Within as Director of Photography
The Night Is Young as Director of Photography
Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Director of Photography
Whipsaw as Director of Photography
O'Shaughnessy's Boy as Director of Photography
Rendezvous as Director of Photography

1934

The Thin Man as Director of Photography
Hollywood Party as Director of Photography
The Show-Off as Director of Photography
Manhattan Melodrama as Director of Photography
Viva Villa! as Director of Photography
Stamboul Quest as Director of Photography
Have a Heart as Camera Operator

1933

Hello, Sister! as Director of Photography
Beauty for Sale as Director of Photography
The Power and the Glory as Director of Photography

1932

Young America as Director of Photography
Chandu the Magician as Director of Photography
After Tomorrow as Director of Photography
Amateur Daddy as Director of Photography
Dance Team as Director of Photography
Man About Town as Director of Photography
Shanghai Express as Additional Photography

1931

The Criminal Code as Director of Photography
Transatlantic as Director of Photography
Surrender as Director of Photography
The Yellow Ticket as Director of Photography
The Spider as Director of Photography

1930

Today as Director of Photography

1929

Desert Nights as Director of Photography

1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh as Director of Photography

1927

Sorrell and Son as Director of Photography
The Rough Riders as Director of Photography

1926

Mantrap as Director of Photography

1925

Not So Long Ago as Director of Photography
The Charmer as Director of Photography

1924

Peter Pan as Director of Photography
The Side Show of Life as Director of Photography

1923

The Spanish Dancer as Director of Photography
To the Last Man as Director of Photography
The Call of the Canyon as Director of Photography

1922

The Siren Call as Second Assistant Camera

Directing

1961

87th Precinct as Director

1960

Checkmate as Director

1958

1954

Go Man Go as Director

1930

Crew

1971

The Horsemen as Cinematography

1955

Lincoln's Doctor's Dog as Cinematography

1951

The Brave Bulls as Cinematography

1941

Navy Blues as Cinematography

1938

Comet Over Broadway as Cinematography

1928

The Perfect Crime as Cinematography

1926

Padlocked as Cinematography

1924

The Breaking Point as Cinematography