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Harry Jackson(1896-1953)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Harry Jackson was born on 15 April 1896 in Nebraska, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Mother Wore Tights (1947), The Band Wagon (1953) and White Witch Doctor (1953). He died on 3 August 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornApril 15, 1896
DiedAugust 3, 1953(57)
BornApril 15, 1896
DiedAugust 3, 1953(57)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman, and Connie Marshall in Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Mother Wore Tights
6.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1947
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
The Band Wagon
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1953
Robert Mitchum and Susan Hayward in White Witch Doctor (1953)
White Witch Doctor
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1953
Thomas Gomez, Louis Jourdan, and Jean Peters in Anne of the Indies (1951)
Anne of the Indies
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1951

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Rhapsody (1954)
    Rhapsody
    6.2
    • director of photography (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    7.4
    • director of photography
    • 1953
  • The Kid from Left Field (1953)
    The Kid from Left Field
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1953
  • Tyrone Power and Penny Edwards in Pony Soldier (1952)
    Pony Soldier
    5.9
    • director of photography
    • 1952
  • Way of a Gaucho (1952)
    Way of a Gaucho
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1952
  • Anne Francis and Dale Robertson in Lydia Bailey (1952)
    Lydia Bailey
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1952
  • Thomas Gomez, Louis Jourdan, and Jean Peters in Anne of the Indies (1951)
    Anne of the Indies
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1951
  • Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
    Take Care of My Little Girl
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1951
  • Halls of Montezuma (1951)
    Halls of Montezuma
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1951
  • American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 1950
  • Fred Astaire, Arlene Dahl, Red Skelton, and Vera-Ellen in Three Little Words (1950)
    Three Little Words
    6.9
    • director of photography
    • 1950
  • Anne Baxter, Dan Dailey, and Chief Yowlachie in A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
    A Ticket to Tomahawk
    6.1
    • director of photography
    • 1950
  • William Powell, Betsy Drake, and Mark Stevens in Dancing in the Dark (1949)
    Dancing in the Dark
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, and Mark Stevens in Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
    Oh, You Beautiful Doll
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 1949
  • Sterling Holloway, Hugh Herbert, Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, El Brendel, Porter Hall, and Rudy Vallee in The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 1949

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Robert Mitchum and Susan Hayward in White Witch Doctor (1953)
    White Witch Doctor
    6.1
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1953
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
    The Snows of Kilimanjaro
    6.1
    • location photography (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Red Skies of Montana (1952)
    Red Skies of Montana
    6.3
    • director of photography: fill-in (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Lifeboat (1944)
    Lifeboat
    7.6
    • location camera (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, and John Sutton in Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942)
    Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air
    6.1
    • associate director of photography
    • 1942
  • Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, John Payne, and Cobina Wright in Week-End in Havana (1941)
    Week-End in Havana
    6.5
    • photographer: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, and Charles Winninger in Pot o' Gold (1941)
    Pot o' Gold
    6.0
    • cinematographer: dance
    • 1941
  • Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Virginia Gilmore, and Dean Jagger in Western Union (1941)
    Western Union
    6.7
    • process camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Walter Brennan, Richard Greene, and Loretta Young in Kentucky (1938)
    Kentucky
    6.1
    • camera crew: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bill Robinson, Will Rogers, Charles Sellon, and Dorothy Wilson in In Old Kentucky (1935)
    In Old Kentucky
    6.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Rosemary Ames, Mona Barrie, Warner Baxter, and Rochelle Hudson in Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
    Such Women Are Dangerous
    7.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron
    5.8
    • camera crew member: land rush scenes (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Ricardo Cortez and Claire Windsor in Midstream (1929)
    Midstream
    • camera operator
    • 1929

Actor

  • A Merry Mix-Up (1916)
    A Merry Mix-Up
    Short
    • The Tailor
    • 1916
  • George Ovey in Around the World (1916)
    Around the World
    Short
    • 4th Cannibal
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 15, 1896
    • Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • August 3, 1953
    • Hollywood, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Jackson started his career as a still photogapher for Warner Bros. in 1927, before moving to Fox in 1934.

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