Arthur Miller (cinematographer)
Arthur Charles Miller | |
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Born |
Arthur Charles Miller July 8, 1895 Roslyn, New York |
Died |
July 13, 1970 75) Hollywood, California | (aged
Cause of death | Tuberculosis |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1914–1951 |
Employer | Fox Film Corporation |
Board member of | American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) founder (1918) and president (1954-1956) |
Awards |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography How Green Was My Valley (1941) The Song of Bernadette (1944) Anna and the King of Siam (1947) |
Arthur Charles Miller, A.S.C. (July 8, 1895 – July 13, 1970) was an American cinematographer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography seven times, winning three times: for How Green Was My Valley in 1941, The Song of Bernadette in 1944, and Anna and the King of Siam in 1947.
Career
He was born in Roslyn, New York.
He began his movie career at the age of 13. According to a 1970 interview with Leonard Maltin, he stated he went to work for a horse dealer. One day, he was returning home from delivering some horses and was sitting on a horse when a man offered him a job in motion pictures because he could ride bareback. Miller recalled, "The first day we went out to a golf course in Brooklyn, and I rode this horse all over, got chased, and all."[1] He found himself working as an assistant to filmmaker Fred J. Balshofer.[1] The two remained lifelong friends and in 1967 co-wrote the book about the early days of film titled One Reel a Week.
Miller eventually joined Pathé Frères and, although only 19 years old, became the cinematographer for the 1914 adventure serial The Perils of Pauline. In 1918, he and his brother Bill founded the Motion Picture Industry Union. He moved to Hollywood and had a lengthy tenure at Paramount from the late teens throughout the 1920s. In 1932, Miller signed a long-term contract with Fox Film Corporation to be the cinematographer for every Shirley Temple film. He retired in 1951 for health reasons, but remained active in the industry as president of the American Society of Cinematographers.
He died in Los Angeles, California, in 1970 and was interred in the Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Mae.[2]
In August 1973, Mrs. Miller and Donald Crisp attended the dedication of the Arthur Miller Memorial Fountain and Arbor at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.[2]
Partial filmography
- At Coney Island (1912 short)
- The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial)
- At Bay (1915)
- New York (1916)
- Kick In (1917)
- The Hunting of the Hawk (1917)
- The Recoil (1917)
- Convict 993 (1918)
- The Hillcrest Mystery (1918)
- The Cry of the Weak (1919)
- The Avalanche* (1919)
- The Profiteers (1919)
- Our Better Selves (1919)
- A Society Exile (1919)
- The Witness for the Defense (1919)
- Counterfeit (1919)
- On With the Dance (1920)
- His House in Order (1920)
- The Right to Love (1920)
- Lady Rose's Daughter (1920)
- Idols of Clay (1920)
- Paying the Piper (1921)
- Experience (1921)
- Forever (1921)
- Three Live Ghosts (1922)
- To Have and to Hold (1922)
- Kick In (1922)
- Bella Donna (1923)
- The Cheat (1923)
- The Eternal City (1923)
- Cytherea (1924)
- Tarnish (1924)
- In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
- A Thief in Paradise (1925)
- His Supreme Moment (1925)
- The Coming of Amos (1925)
- Made for Love (1926)
- The Volga Boatman (1926)
- Eve's Leaves (1926)
- The Clinging Vine (1926)
- Vanity (1927)
- The Fighting Eagle* (1927)
- The Angel of Broadway (1927)
- The Blue Danube (1928)
- The Cop (1928)
- Annapolis (1928)
- The Bellamy Trial (1929)
- Strange Cargo (1929)
- The Flying Fool (1929)
- Sailor's Holiday (1929)
- The Truth About Youth (1930)
- See America Thirst (1930)
- Father's Son (1931)
- Bad Company (1931)
- The Big Shot (1931)
- Panama Flo (1932)
- A Woman Commands (1932)
- Young Bride (1932)
- Okay, America! (1932)
- Me and My Gal (1932)
- Sailor's Luck (1933)
- Hold Me Tight (1933)
- The Man Who Dared (1933)
- The Last Trail (1933)
- My Weakness (1933)
- Ever Since Eve (1934)
- Bottoms Up (1934)
- Handy Andy (1934)
- The White Parade (1934)
- Bright Eyes (1934)
- The Little Colonel (1935)
- It's a Small World (1935)
- Black Sheep (1935)
- Welcome Home (1935)
- Paddy O'Day (1936)
- White Fang (1936)
- 36 Hours to Kill (1936)
- Pigskin Parade (1936)
- Stowaway (1936)
- Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
- Heidi (1938)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
- Just Around the Corner (1938)
- Little Miss Broadway (1938)
- The Little Princess (1939)
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) (uncredited)
- The Rains Came (1939) (nomination)
- Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
- The Blue Bird (1940) (nomination)
- Johnny Apollo (1940)
- On Their Own (1940)
- Brigham Young (1940)
- The Mark of Zorro (1940)
- Tobacco Road (1941)
- Man Hunt (1941)
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) (won Oscar)
- The Men in Her Life (1941)
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
- This Above All (1942) (nomination)
- Immortal Sergeant (1943)
- The Moon Is Down (1943)
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) (won Oscar)
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
- Lifeboat (1944) (uncredited)
- The Purple Heart (1944)
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (nomination)
- A Royal Scandal (1945)
- Dragonwyck (1946)
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946) (won Oscar)
- The Razor's Edge (1946)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
- The Walls of Jericho (1948)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- Whirlpool (1949)
- The Gunfighter (1950)
- The Prowler (1951)
* - according to silentera.com
References
- 1 2 Maltin, Leonard (July 25, 2012). The Art of the Cinematographer. Courier Corporation. pp. 117–137. ISBN 9780486154749. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- 1 2 "Arthur Miller Memorial Fountain and Arbor". Van Nuys News. August 7, 1973 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Arthur C. Miller on IMDb
- Miller profile at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers