William H. Daniels ASC
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Born	William H. Daniels (1901-12-01)December 1, 1901 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 14, 1970(1970-06-14) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1919–1970
Spouse	Betty Lee Gaston
Children	3

William H. Daniels ASC (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer who was Greta Garbo's personal lensman. Early in his career he worked regularly with director Erich von Stroheim.^[1]

Early years

Daniels was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1901. He started his film career in 1919.

Career

His career as a cinematographer extended fifty years from the silent film Foolish Wives (1922) to Move (1970), although he was an uncredited camera operator on two earlier films (1919 and 1920). His major films included The Naked City (1948), filmed on the streets of New York, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

He also was associate producer of a few films in the 1960s and was President of American Society of Cinematographers (1961–63).^[2]

Death

On his death at age 68 in 1970 in Los Angeles, Daniels was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Filmography

Source:^[3]

Accolades

Wins

• Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, for The Naked City; 1949.

Nominated

• Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for Anna Christie; 1930.
• Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Color, for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; 1959.
• Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Color, How the West Was Won (1962); shared with: Milton Krasner, Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle; 1964.