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Lester Shorr(1907-1992)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Lester Shorr was born on 11 April 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Take the Money and Run (1969), Medic (1954) and When Things Were Rotten (1975). He was married to Rosalind ?. He died on 28 July 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 11, 1907
DiedJuly 28, 1992(85)
BornApril 11, 1907
DiedJuly 28, 1992(85)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run (1969)
Take the Money and Run
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1969
Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
Medic
8.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
When Things Were Rotten (1975)
When Things Were Rotten
7.3
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Bruce Kellogg and Marilyn Nash in Unknown World (1951)
Unknown World
4.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Lester Shore)
  • 1951

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
    4.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • The Brady Brides (1981)
    The Brady Brides
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1981
  • The Brady Girls Get Married (1981)
    The Brady Girls Get Married
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies (1980)
    Bosom Buddies
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Annie Potts, Georgia Engel, and Adrian Zmed in Goodtime Girls (1980)
    Goodtime Girls
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Delta House (1979)
    Delta House
    5.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Eight Is Enough (1977)
    Eight Is Enough
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977–1979
  • Almost Heaven
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Nancy Walker in Blansky's Beauties (1977)
    Blansky's Beauties
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1977
  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1976–1977
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1976
  • When Things Were Rotten (1975)
    When Things Were Rotten
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1974
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1970–1974
  • The All Star Spangled Mission
    Video
    • photographer: Odd Couple sequence
    • photographer: Sandy Duncan Show sequence
    • 1973

Camera and Electrical Department

  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • I, the Jury (1953)
    I, the Jury
    6.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Bruce Kellogg and Marilyn Nash in Unknown World (1951)
    Unknown World
    4.2
    • camera operator (as Lester Shore)
    • 1951
  • John Payne in Captain China (1950)
    Captain China
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Reign of Terror (1949)
    Reign of Terror
    6.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Arthur Franz and Jean Heather in Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
    Red Stallion in the Rockies
    5.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Ellen Drew, John Payne, and Sonny Tufts in The Crooked Way (1949)
    The Crooked Way
    6.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Hometown Girl (1948)
    Hometown Girl
    • second camera
    • 1948
  • He Walked by Night (1948)
    He Walked by Night
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Francis Lederer, Osa Massen, Gene Raymond, and Robert Warwick in Million Dollar Weekend (1948)
    Million Dollar Weekend
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and Eduard Franz in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Hollow Triumph
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, and Cathy O'Donnell in The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
    The Amazing Mr. X
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Scott Brady in Canon City (1948)
    Canon City
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • 1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
    Raw Deal
    7.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Smart Politics (1948)
    Smart Politics
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lester Schorr
  • Born
    • April 11, 1907
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 28, 1992
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Rosalind ?? - July 28, 1992 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Widow Rosalind died in January 2004.

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