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James Wong Howe

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Born: 1899-08-27
Died: 1976-07-12
From: Guangzhou, China
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

James HowWong Tung JimJimmie HoweJames Howe

Biography

James Wong Howe, ASC (born Wong Tung Jim, Chinese: 黃宗霑; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976) was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 10 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Funny Lady

1976
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Seconds

1967
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Hud

1964
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Hud

1964
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color

The Old Man and the Sea

1959
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Rose Tattoo

1956
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Rose Tattoo

1956
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Air Force

1944
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The North Star

1944
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Kings Row

1943
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1941
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Algiers

1939

Acting6 titles

Visions of Light
7.0
Movie

Visions of Light

1992Documentary
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
6.0
Movie

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

2007Documentary
James Wong Howe: Cinematographer
0
Movie

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer

1973Documentary

Directing6 titles

The World of Dong Kingman
9.0
Movie

The World of Dong Kingman

1953Documentary
87th Precinct
7.8
Series

87th Precinct

1961-1962Thriller
Go Man Go
5.4
Movie

Go Man Go

1954Drama
The Invisible Avenger
5.3
Movie

The Invisible Avenger

1958Drama
Checkmate
4.8
Series

Checkmate

1960-1962Thriller
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
0
Movie

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

1963Documentary

Camera123 titles

Tess of the Storm Country
10.0
Movie

Tess of the Storm Country

1960Drama
Amateur Daddy
10.0
Movie

Amateur Daddy

1932Drama
Dance Team
10.0
Movie

Dance Team

1932Comedy
The World of Dong Kingman
9.0
Movie

The World of Dong Kingman

1953Documentary
To the Last Man
9.0
Movie

To the Last Man

1923Drama
The Perfect Crime
9.0
Movie

The Perfect Crime

1928Thriller
Not So Long Ago
8.0
Movie

Not So Long Ago

1925Drama
The Side Show of Life
8.0
Movie

The Side Show of Life

1924Drama
The Siren Call
8.0
Movie

The Siren Call

1922Romance
The Woman Who Walked Alone
8.0
Movie

The Woman Who Walked Alone

1922Drama
Sweet Smell of Success
7.6
Movie

Sweet Smell of Success

1957Drama
The Thin Man
7.5
Movie

The Thin Man

1934Comedy
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
7.5
Movie

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968Drama
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.5
Movie

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937Romance
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
7.4
Movie

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928Drama
Seconds
7.3
Movie

Seconds

1966Sci-Fi
Main Street to Broadway
7.3
Movie

Main Street to Broadway

1953Romance
Come Back, Little Sheba
7.3
Movie

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953Drama
Kings Row
7.3
Movie

Kings Row

1942Romance
My Reputation
7.3
Movie

My Reputation

1946Drama
Have a Heart
7.3
Movie

Have a Heart

1934Drama
Fantasia
7.3
Cartoon

Fantasia

1940Animation
Hud
7.2
Movie

Hud

1963Drama
He Ran All the Way
7.2
Movie

He Ran All the Way

1951Thriller
Beauty for Sale
7.2
Movie

Beauty for Sale

1933Drama
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1
Movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942Drama
Hombre
7.1
Movie

Hombre

1967Action
The Strawberry Blonde
7.0
Movie

The Strawberry Blonde

1941Romance
Manhattan Melodrama
7.0
Movie

Manhattan Melodrama

1934Thriller
Torrid Zone
7.0
Movie

Torrid Zone

1940Action
The Charmer
7.0
Movie

The Charmer

1925Drama
The Spider
7.0
Movie

The Spider

1931Thriller
Man About Town
7.0
Movie

Man About Town

1932Drama
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0
Movie

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948Comedy
Shanghai Express
7.0
Movie

Shanghai Express

1932Drama
The Call of the Canyon
7.0
Movie

The Call of the Canyon

1923Action
The Rough Riders
7.0
Movie

The Rough Riders

1927Action
Told in the Hills
7.0
Movie

Told in the Hills

1919Action
Puppy Love
7.0
Movie

Puppy Love

1919Comedy
Padlocked
7.0
Movie

Padlocked

1926Drama
Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Movie

Hangmen Also Die!

1943Drama
City for Conquest
6.9
Movie

City for Conquest

1940Romance
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9
Movie

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940Drama
Saturday's Children
6.9
Movie

Saturday's Children

1940Drama
Peter Pan
6.9
Movie

Peter Pan

1924Drama
The Last Angry Man
6.9
Movie

The Last Angry Man

1959Drama
The Rose Tattoo
6.9
Movie

The Rose Tattoo

1955Drama
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.8
Movie

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935Comedy
Under the Red Robe
6.8
Movie

Under the Red Robe

1937Action
Objective, Burma!
6.8
Movie

Objective, Burma!

1945Action
The Baron of Arizona
6.7
Movie

The Baron of Arizona

1950Romance
Body and Soul
6.7
Movie

Body and Soul

1947Drama
Bell, Book and Candle
6.6
Movie

Bell, Book and Candle

1958Comedy
Pursued
6.6
Movie

Pursued

1947Action
Passage to Marseille
6.6
Movie

Passage to Marseille

1944Action
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6.6
Movie

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938Drama
The Old Man and the Sea
6.5
Movie

The Old Man and the Sea

1958Action
Dust Be My Destiny
6.5
Movie

Dust Be My Destiny

1939Thriller
The Glory Guys
6.5
Movie

The Glory Guys

1965Drama
Air Force
6.5
Movie

Air Force

1943Action
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.5
Movie

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940Drama
This Property Is Condemned
6.5
Movie

This Property Is Condemned

1966Drama
Farewell Again
6.5
Movie

Farewell Again

1937Drama
The Hard Way
6.4
Movie

The Hard Way

1943Drama
Counter-Attack
6.4
Movie

Counter-Attack

1945Action
Picnic
6.4
Movie

Picnic

1955Drama
Whipsaw
6.4
Movie

Whipsaw

1935Thriller
Algiers
6.3
Movie

Algiers

1938Drama
Out of the Fog
6.3
Movie

Out of the Fog

1941Thriller
The Show-Off
6.3
Movie

The Show-Off

1934Comedy
The Molly Maguires
6.3
Movie

The Molly Maguires

1970Drama
Chandu the Magician
6.3
Movie

Chandu the Magician

1932Action
They Made Me a Criminal
6.3
Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939Thriller
Viva Villa!
6.3
Movie

Viva Villa!

1934Action
Daughters Courageous
6.3
Movie

Daughters Courageous

1939Drama
Nora Prentiss
6.2
Movie

Nora Prentiss

1947Drama
Mark of the Vampire
6.2
Movie

Mark of the Vampire

1935Thriller
Behave Yourself!
6.2
Movie

Behave Yourself!

1951Comedy
Mantrap
6.2
Movie

Mantrap

1926Action
Fire Over England
6.2
Movie

Fire Over England

1937Drama
After Tomorrow
6.2
Movie

After Tomorrow

1932Drama
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
6.2
Movie

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935Drama
A Dispatch from Reuters
6.2
Movie

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940Drama
Armored Attack!
6.2
Movie

Armored Attack!

1957Action
The Criminal Code
6.1
Movie

The Criminal Code

1931Thriller
Shining Victory
6.1
Movie

Shining Victory

1941Drama
The Time of Your Life
6.1
Movie

The Time of Your Life

1948Comedy
Danger Signal
6.0
Movie

Danger Signal

1945Thriller
The Outrage
6.0
Movie

The Outrage

1964Drama
Indiscretion of an American Wife
6.0
Movie

Indiscretion of an American Wife

1953Drama
Hello, Sister!
6.0
Movie

Hello, Sister!

1933Drama
The Night Is Young
6.0
Movie

The Night Is Young

1935Romance
The North Star
6.0
Movie

The North Star

1943Drama
Jennifer
6.0
Movie

Jennifer

1953Thriller
Sorrell and Son
6.0
Movie

Sorrell and Son

1927Drama
The Oklahoma Kid
6.0
Movie

The Oklahoma Kid

1939Action
Three Live Ghosts
6.0
Movie

Three Live Ghosts

1936Comedy
Death of a Scoundrel
5.9
Movie

Death of a Scoundrel

1956Drama
The Eagle and the Hawk
5.9
Movie

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950Action
The Power and the Glory
5.9
Movie

The Power and the Glory

1933Drama
Transatlantic
5.8
Movie

Transatlantic

1931Comedy
Hollywood Party
5.7
Movie

Hollywood Party

1934Comedy
Comet Over Broadway
5.7
Movie

Comet Over Broadway

1938Drama
Drango
5.6
Movie

Drango

1957Action
Confidential Agent
5.5
Movie

Confidential Agent

1945Drama
Young America
5.5
Movie

Young America

1932Drama
Surrender
5.5
Movie

Surrender

1931Drama
Desert Nights
5.4
Movie

Desert Nights

1929Action
Funny Lady
5.3
Movie

Funny Lady

1975Comedy
Stamboul Quest
5.2
Movie

Stamboul Quest

1934Romance
The Story on Page One
5.1
Movie

The Story on Page One

1959Drama
The Yellow Ticket
5.1
Movie

The Yellow Ticket

1931Action
The Flame Within
5.0
Movie

The Flame Within

1935Drama
The Spanish Dancer
5.0
Movie

The Spanish Dancer

1923Drama
Rendezvous
4.9
Movie

Rendezvous

1935Comedy
Song Without End
4.8
Movie

Song Without End

1960Drama
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
4.6
Movie

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

1970Drama
The Lady Says No
4.6
Movie

The Lady Says No

1952Comedy
Today
3.3
Movie

Today

1930Drama
Autumn in Rome
0
Movie

Autumn in Rome

1954Drama
Drums of Fate
0
Movie

Drums of Fate

1923Drama
The Breaking Point
0
Movie

The Breaking Point

1924Thriller
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
0
Movie

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

1963Documentary

Crew4 titles

The Horsemen
6.3
Movie

The Horsemen

1971Action
The Brave Bulls
6.2
Movie

The Brave Bulls

1951Drama
Navy Blues
4.8
Movie

Navy Blues

1941Comedy
The Rickshaw Boy
0
Movie

The Rickshaw Boy

1981Documentary