William H. Daniels

William H. Daniels

Birthday: 1901-12-01

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography: William H. Daniels (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Daniels served as the cinematographer for the early films of director Erich von Stroheim and on all but three of Greta Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Later he worked on myriad notable films such as The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Harvey (1950), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Ocean's 11 (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), and Valley of the Dolls (1967).

Movies

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MG...

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Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid

This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed ...

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