Burnett Guffey

Camera

Born: 1905-05-26
Died: 1983-05-30
From: Del Rio, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Biography

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).​

Awards & Nominations2 won · 5 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Bonnie and Clyde

1968
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Bonnie and Clyde

1968
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

King Rat

1966
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Birdman of Alcatraz

1963
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Harder They Fall

1957
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

From Here to Eternity

1954
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

From Here to Eternity

1954

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