Harold Rosson

Cameraman + Photographer

Male

Born Apr 6, 1895

Died Sep 6, 1988

Harold G. "Hal" Rosson, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer during the early and classical Hollywood cinema. He is best known for his work on the 1939 masterpiece The Wizard of Oz.

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Jean Harlow
Married 1933 - 1934

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'The Bad Seed' Blu Ray Announced High Def Digest
Google News - Jun 16, 2011

The movie was nominated for four Oscars (Best Actress - Nancy Kelly, Best Supporting Actress - Eileen Heckart, Best Supporting Actress - Patty McCormick and Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Harold Rosson). Specs and supplements have yet to be
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'Kongo' Crawls Onto Dvd: Mgm Trades Gloss For Gross, Luster For Lust, Star ... Memphis Commercial Appeal (Blog)
Google News - Jun 13, 2011

Dark thematically and literally (is the DVD darker than it should be, or is the look exactly as cinematographer -- and multiple Oscar nominee -- Harold Rosson intended?), "Kongo" takes place -- mostly at night -- in and around the sweaty jungle-hut
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Lived Fast, Died Young
NYTimes - Oct 10, 1993

BOMBSHELL The Life and Death of Jean Harlow. By David Stenn. Illustrated. 370 pp. New York: Doubleday. $22.50. JEAN HARLOW is a classic example of how on-screen and off-screen behavior can contradict each other. In the movies, Harlow was capable of slugging it out verbally as well as physically. In movie after movie, she confronts both male and
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Cecil B. De Mille's 'Madam Satan'
NYTimes - Sep 26, 1982

In his review in The New York Times Oct. 6, 1930, Mordaunt Hall, then the film critic, wrote, ''Cecil B. De Mille's latest audible film, 'Madam Satan,' is a strange conglomeration of unreal incidents that are set forth with no little technical skill.'' Mr. Hall was absolutely right. I'm afraid that the main reason it has been chosen as one of the
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1895 Birth Born on April 6, 1895.

TEENAGE

1908 13 Years Old Harold Rosson began his film career in 1908 as an actor at the Vitagraph Studios in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. … Read More

1912 17 Years Old In 1912 he divided his time as an office boy in a stockbrokers firm and as and assistant, extra, and handyman at the Famous Players Studio in New York.

1914 19 Years Old In December 1914, Rosson moved to California and joined Metro Pictures. … Read More

TWENTIES

1920 25 Years Old In 1920 he was signed by Mary Pickford working primarily with her brother Jack Pickford.

THIRTIES

1933 38 Years Old He was married to actress Jean Harlow from 1933 to 1934. … Read More

FORTIES

1936 41 Years Old He was awarded an Honorary Oscar for the color cinematography of the 1936 David O. Selznick production The Garden of Allah. … Read More

1939 44 Years Old … He is best known for his work on the 1939 masterpiece The Wizard of Oz. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1958 63 Years Old After a very long and successful career in Hollywood, Rosson retired in 1958.

1966 71 Years Old He returned in 1966 for the Howard Hawks film El Dorado starring John Wayne.

1988 93 Years Old Died on September 6, 1988.

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