Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo
László Ernő
Born	(1898-04-23)April 23, 1898 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	January 6, 1984(1984-01-06) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1928–1977
Title	A.S.C.
Board member of	A.S.C. President (1973–1975)
Spouse	Rosa Ellen Nelson (1 daughter)
Children	Joan Petralia[1]
Awards	Best Cinematography Ship of Fools 1966

Ernest Laszlo, A.S.C. (born László Ernő; April 23, 1898 – January 6, 1984)^[2] was a Hungarian-American cinematographer for over 60 films, and was known for his frequent collaborations with directors Robert Aldrich and Stanley Kramer. He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, and was its president from 1972 to 1974. He was an active member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.^[3]

Life and career

Born in Budapest, he emigrated to the United States and began working as a camera operator on such silent films as Wings (1927). Between 1927 and 1977, he served as cinematographer on 69 films. Between 1961 and 1976, Laszlo was nominated for eight Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, and won the award in 1966 for Ship of Fools. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984.

Selected filmography

• The White Outlaw (1929)
• Primrose Path (1931)
• Dear Ruth (1947)
• Road to Rio (1947)
• Lulu Belle (1948)
• Cover Up (1949)
• Impact (1949)
• The Big Wheel (1949)
• The Lucky Stiff (1949)
• Manhandled (1949)
• D.O.A. (1949)
• The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
• The Well (1951)
• The Star (1952)
• Houdini (1953)
• Stalag 17 (1953)
• Apache (1954)
• Vera Cruz (1954)
• The Naked Jungle (1954)
• The Big Knife (1955)
• Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
• While the City Sleeps (1956)
• Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
• Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
• Tormented (1960)
• Inherit the Wind (1960), Academy Award nomination
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Academy Award nomination
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Academy Award nomination
• Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
• Ship of Fools (1965), Academy Award winner
• Fantastic Voyage (1966), Academy Award nomination
• Star! (1968), Academy Award nomination
• Airport (1970), Academy Award nomination
• That's Entertainment! (1974)
• Logan's Run (1976), Academy Award nomination
• The Domino Principle (1977)

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
2. Sara Pendergast (2000). Writers and production artists. St. James Press. p. 506. ISBN 978-1-55862-453-5.
3. "Ernest Laszlo papers, 1927-1983".

External links

• Ernest Laszlo at IMDb
• Ernest Laszlo papers at the American Heritage Center