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Ellsworth Fredricks

Ellsworth Fredricks was an American cinematographer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the film Sayonara.

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Ellsworth Fredricks
Born(1904-06-02)June 2, 1904
DiedAugust 16, 1993(1993-08-16) (aged 89)
OccupationCinematographer

Ellsworth Fredricks (June 2, 1904 – August 16, 1993) was an American cinematographer.1234 He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the film Sayonara.5

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a major and as the official cinematographer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.67 Fredericks died in August 1993 in San Marcos, California, at the age of 89.8

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  1. "Where The Action Is". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. June 11, 1966. p. 35. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. "Actual Locales Used In Filming Of Movie". The Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. September 21, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. "Ellsworth Fredericks Photog for 'Zahrain'". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. June 20, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. "Fredericks Lensing". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. June 26, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. THE ASC AT WAR! Normal Exposure: Observations Regarding Cinematography and Other Things. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  7. Personnel Roster: Service at Signal Corps Photographic Center / Army Pictorial Center Army Pictorial Center. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  8. "Search Results". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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