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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1906-08-09
- event Death Date 1985-01-05
- school Known for: Camera
- star Popularity: 1.3
- info Birth Place Covington, Kentucky, USA
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Ben-Hur
1959-11-18
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The Swan
1956-04-26
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Quo Vadis
1951-11-08
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The Sting
1973-12-25
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Mogambo
1953-09-23
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Act of Violence
1949-01-22
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Coogan's Bluff
1968-10-02
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Sweet Charity
1969-02-25
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The Collector
1965-06-17
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The Graduate
1967-12-21
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Cimarron
1960-12-01
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The Great Waldo Pepper
1975-03-13
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The Law and Jake Wade
1958-06-06
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935-10-09
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Escape from Fort Bravo
1953-12-04
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Big City
1948-03-25
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Merry Andrew
1958-03-20
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The Other
1972-05-24
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Oklahoma!
1955-10-10
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The Satan Bug
1965-03-26
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1962-11-08
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Same Time, Next Year
1978-04-23
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A Star Is Born
1976-12-17
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The Third Day
1965-08-04
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The Unfinished Dance
1947-09-19
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Trial
1955-10-07
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Music for Millions
1944-12-18
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The Strip
1951-08-31
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The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23
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The Long, Long Trailer
1954-02-19
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No Leave, No Love
1946-03-10
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The Arrangement
1969-11-18
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The Chase
1966-02-18
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Raintree County
1957-12-20
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Bloodbrothers
1978-09-27
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The Turning Point
1977-11-14
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The Hindenburg
1975-12-25
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Oklahoma Crude
1973-07-03
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Lost Horizon
1973-03-14
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The Cowboys
1972-01-13
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The Last Picture Show
1971-10-03
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Summer of '42
1971-04-19
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970-03-18
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Doctor Dolittle
1967-12-05
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25
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Lost Command
1966-05-01
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Kisses for My President
1964-08-21
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Tenth Avenue Angel
1948-02-20
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It Started in Naples
1960-08-06
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Lost Angel
1943-12-23
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The Merry Widow
1952-09-05
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Heavenly Music
1943-05-01
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Big Jack
1949-04-12
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That Midnight Kiss
1949-09-22
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Intruder in the Dust
1949-11-22
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King Solomon's Mines
1950-11-09
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Don't You Believe It
1943-07-03
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The Kissing Bandit
1948-11-14
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Two Sisters from Boston
1946-06-06
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Tribute to a Bad Man
1956-03-30
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A Date with Judy
1948-07-29
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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945-09-06
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Two Girls and a Sailor
1944-06-14
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The Wild North
1952-01-28
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The Light Touch
1951-12-06
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Election Daze
1943-07-31
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Valley of the Kings
1954-07-21
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Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
1943-07-03
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PT 109
1963-06-26
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Strange Holiday
1945-10-19
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Les Girls
1957-10-03
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Lady with a Past
1932-02-19
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State Fair
1933-02-10