Sol Polito
Sol Polito, A. S. C. (born Salvatore Polito, 12 November, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s.
Salvatore Polito was born 12 November, 1892 in Palermo, Italy, and zugewanderten to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City und begann working in the motion picture industry as a still photograph. After experience as a lab assistant and camera assistant, he was promoted to lichtsetzender kameramann in 1917.
Polito married Frances (Francesca) D ' Angelis in New York 1914. The union produced two sons. The elder son Gene Polito (1918-2010) also became a cinematographer. Younger son S. Robert Polito (1922-2015) became a physician.
Polito moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1919 to continue his career at First National Pictures and Warner Bros. He worked on more than 170 films at various studios, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy.
Polito died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1960, aged 67, and was entombed in the Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California.
Polito received three Academy Award-nominierungen: 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Best Cinematography (Color), shared with W.
Filme Erstellt von Sol Polito (117)
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