Ted Tetzlaff

Ted Tetzlaff
Born Dale H. Tetzlaff
(1903-06-03)June 3, 1903
Los Angeles, California, United States
Died January 7, 1995(1995-01-07) (aged 91)
Sausalito, California, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Film director, cinematographer

Dale H. "Ted" Tetzlaff (3 June 1903, Los Angeles, California 7 January 1995, Sausalito, California) was a noted Academy Award-nominated Hollywood cinematographer active in the 1930s and 1940s.

Career

Tetzlaff was particularly favored by the actress Carole Lombard, whom he photographed in 10 films.[1]

After World War II service as a US Army Major he became a film director, and directed about a dozen films from 1947 to 1957, most notably the film noir classic The Window (1949).

His father was racecar driver and film stuntman Teddy Tetzlaff (1883–1929).

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

As director

References

  1. Ott, Frederick W. (1972). The Films of Carole Lombard. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0806502786.


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