Nicholas Musuraca

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholas Musuraca, A.S.C. (October 25, 1892 – September 3, 1975) was a motion-picture cinematographer best remembered for his work at RKO Pictures in the 1940s including many of Val Lewton's series of B-picture horror films. Nicola Musuraca left his home in Riace, province of Reggio di Calabria, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in 1907. He and his father, Cosimo Musuraca, boarded the Italian steamer Re d'Italia in July 1907, sailing from Naples on July 18 and arriving at the Port of New York on August 3, 1907. There, they were transferred to Ellis Island with their fellow steerage passenger where they underwent federal immigrant inspection. Upon being admitted the father and son set out for Brooklyn to join Cosimo's brother, Francesco. He began his film career as the chauffeur for silent film producer J. Stuart Blackton. He worked behind the scenes on numerous silent and B-movie action films before becoming one of RKO Radio Pictures prime directors of photography in the 1930s. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) is sometimes considered the first film-noir. While working regularly at RKO, joined Val Lewton's unit making low-budget horror-films being responsible for the cinematography of five of the films produced by Lewton's unit. Musuraca collaborated with director Jacques Tourneur on Cat People (1942) and, after the end of Lewton's time at RKO, Out of the Past (1947). He was nominated for a 1947 Academy Award for his work on I Remember Mama. After working briefly at Warner Bros. in the late 1950s, Musuraca joined Desilu, where he spent his last active years in TV work including the television series F Troop.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1892-10-25
  • event Death Date 1975-09-03
  • school Known for: Camera
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  • info Birth Place Riace, Calabria, Italy
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Out of the Past

1947-11-25

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The Seventh Victim

1943-08-21

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The Blue Gardenia

1953-03-20

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Clash by Night

1952-05-30

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Bedlam

1946-05-10

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Cat People

1942-12-05

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Split Second

1953-05-02

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The Fallen Sparrow

1943-08-19

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The Spiral Staircase

1946-02-06

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The Company She Keeps

1951-01-27

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The Curse of the Cat People

1944-04-01

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Roadblock

1951-09-17

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Deadline at Dawn

1946-03-18

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The Woman on Pier 13

1950-06-15

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The Ghost Ship

1943-12-16

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Stranger on the Third Floor

1940-08-16

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The Locket

1946-12-20

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Born to Be Bad

1950-09-28

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The Whip Hand

1951-10-01

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Golden Boy

1939-09-05

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The Falcon in Hollywood

1944-12-08

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The Gay Falcon

1941-10-24

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Hunt the Man Down

1950-12-26

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Back to Bataan

1945-05-30

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Susan Slept Here

1954-07-28

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Murder on a Honeymoon

1935-02-22

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Lady Scarface

1941-09-26

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China Sky

1945-05-16

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The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942-05-01

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Hatred

1938-01-26

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Crashing Hollywood

1938-01-07

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Blood on the Moon

1948-11-11

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Girl Rush

1944-10-21

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Bride by Mistake

1944-07-26

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The Navy Comes Through

1942-10-30

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Obliging Young Lady

1942-04-01

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Call Out the Marines

1942-02-13

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A Bill of Divorcement

1940-05-31

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Twelve Crowded Hours

1939-02-23

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Tarnished Angel

1938-10-28

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Sky Giant

1938-07-22

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Blind Alibi

1938-05-20

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Law of the Underworld

1938-05-06

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Night Spot

1938-02-25

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Everybody's Doing It

1938-01-14

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Quick Money

1937-12-10

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Danger Patrol

1937-11-18

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Saturday's Heroes

1937-10-08

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The Richest Girl in the World

1934-09-21

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Scarlet River

1933-03-10

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Three Who Loved

1931-07-03

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Cracked Nuts

1931-04-18

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Hook, Line and Sinker

1930-12-26

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Inside the Lines

1930-07-05

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Bombardier

1943-05-14

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Shameful Behavior?

1926-10-01

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Devil's Canyon

1953-08-13

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The Story of Mankind

1957-11-08

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Haunted Gold

1932-12-17

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The Cheyenne Kid

1933-01-20

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Bandit Ranger

1942-09-28

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It's Your Move

1945-08-10

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Where Sinners Meet

1934-05-17

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Side Street

1929-09-14

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Murder on the Blackboard

1934-06-15

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The Mad Miss Manton

1938-10-21

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Smart Woman

1931-09-12

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Romance in Manhattan

1935-01-11

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By Your Leave

1934-11-09

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Village Tale

1935-06-15

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Old Man Rhythm

1935-08-02

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To Beat the Band

1935-11-23

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Two in the Dark

1936-01-10

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The Farmer in the Dell

1936-03-27

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Silly Billies

1936-03-20

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Murder on a Bridle Path

1936-04-17

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The Hitch-Hiker

1953-03-30

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Hurry, Charlie, Hurry

1941-06-13

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The Cuckoos

1930-05-04

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The Lawbreakers

1961-08-15

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Too Much, Too Soon

1958-04-17

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Man on the Prowl

1957-12-01

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Trail Guide

1952-02-15

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A Girl in Every Port

1952-02-13

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Hot Lead

1951-09-30

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Where Danger Lives

1950-11-16

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Rider from Tucson

1950-06-07

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Dynamite Pass

1950-03-23

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The Mysterious Desperado

1949-09-10

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Stagecoach Kid

1949-06-02

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I Remember Mama

1948-03-09

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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947-09-01

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Marine Raiders

1944-07-11

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Gangway for Tomorrow

1943-11-03

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Pirates of the Prairie

1942-11-20

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Repent at Leisure

1941-04-04

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Play Girl

1941-01-29

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Little Men

1940-11-29

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Tom Brown's School Days

1940-06-26

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Swiss Family Robinson

1940-02-08

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Allegheny Uprising

1939-11-10

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Five Came Back

1939-06-23

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Sorority House

1939-05-05

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They Made Her a Spy

1939-04-14

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Pacific Liner

1939-01-06

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Smashing the Rackets

1938-08-08

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Condemned Women

1938-03-18

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Living on Love

1937-11-12

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Flight from Glory

1937-08-20

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The Big Shot

1937-07-23

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Border Cafe

1937-06-04

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Too Many Wives

1937-04-09

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China Passage

1937-03-12

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We're on the Jury

1937-02-12

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The Plot Thickens

1936-12-11

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We're Rich Again

1934-07-13

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Sing and Like it

1934-04-20

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Long Lost Father

1934-01-19

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Chance at Heaven

1933-10-27

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Midshipman Jack

1933-09-22

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Headline Shooter

1933-07-28

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Flying Devils

1933-07-14

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Son of the Border

1933-05-05

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Men of Chance

1931-12-26

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Too Many Cooks

1931-07-18

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Everything’s Rosie

1931-05-22

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The Sin Ship

1931-04-18

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Half Shot at Sunrise

1930-09-19

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Conspiracy

1930-08-10

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Forever and a Day

1943-01-21

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Tropic Madness

1928-12-19

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The Gilded Highway

1926-03-13

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Bedlam of Beards

1934-04-13

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Cooks and Crooks

1942-06-05

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Cross Fire

1933-05-28

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Tom's Gang

1927-07-10

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Autobuyography

1934-03-16

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The Gay Nighties

1933-06-22

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Red Riders of Canada

1928-04-04

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Trail of the Horse Thieves

1929-01-13

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The Cherokee Kid

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South Sea Love

1927-12-10

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Hey, Jeannie!

1956-09-08

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The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960-09-19

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957-11-06