Biography

Loyal Griggs entered the film industry in the mid-1920s, directly out of high school, as an assistant in the special effects department of Paramount. He was a cameraman for nearly 30 years before graduating to director of photography, and he proved his worth by winning an Academy Award for cinematography for Shane (1953), just two years after his elevation to lighting cameraman.
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Loyal Griggs was an American cinematographer. He is best known for Shane (1953), The Ten Commandments (1956), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and In Harm's Way (1965).

Griggs won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Shane and he also part of the production team that received an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film Spawn of the North.

He died in 1978 at the age of 71.
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When Cecil B. DeMille suffered a heart attack during principle photography on "The Ten Commandments" (1956), he stepped in and directed some scenes which helped keep the production from being shut down.

He had a daughter, Mary Ann Good, with his wife, Addie.

Grandfather of Robert Loyal Good.

Member of A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematographers).