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John F. Seitz was an American cinematographer who was born on June 23, 1892 in Chicago, IL. He began his career in the film industry in 1915, working as a camera assistant for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. He quickly rose through the ranks and became a cinematographer in 1917. Throughout his career, Seitz worked on over 200 films, including such classics as The Thin Man (1934), The Great Ziegfeld (1936), and Double Indemnity (1944). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Great Ziegfeld. Seitz was married to actress and screenwriter Frances Marion from 1920 until his death in 1979. He died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 87. John F. Seitz had an estimated net worth of $2 million at the time of his death.

Popular As John Francis Seitz
Occupation cinematographer
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 June 1892
Birthday 23 June
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death February 27, 1979
Died Place Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is John F. Seitz's Wife?

His wife is Marie Boyle (m. 1934)

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Wife Marie Boyle (m. 1934)
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Children John Lawrence Seitz, Margaret Alice Marhoefer

John F. Seitz Net Worth

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Source of Income Cinematographer

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1944

Cinematographer for two consecutive Oscar Best Picture winners: Going My Way (1944) and The Lost Weekend (1945), and three other Best Picture nominees: East Lynne (1931), Double Indemnity (1944) and Sunset Boulevard (1950).

1941

However, he enjoyed a massive resurgence at Paramount (1941-52), working on some of the best films made by Preston Sturges (Sullivan's Travels (1941), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)) and Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945) and Sunset Boulevard (1950)).

1930

Seitz's career in the 1930's, spent at 20th Century Fox (1931-36) and MGM (1937-40), was generally unremarkable.

1928

Personally selected by William Randolph Hearst, Seitz was also behind the camera for The Patsy (1928), one of the major hits for Hearst's mistress, Marion Davies. By this time, he was the highest paid cinematographer in Hollywood. Seitz's trademark was low key lighting and differentially illuminating different regions of the screen (ie. background, foreground and middle). His colour photography was characterised by a tendency to favor tan or beige as backgound colours, and vivid colours for costumes or props.

1923

Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1923. Served as President from 1929 to 1930.

1922

Distinguished veteran cinematographer John F. Seitz had eighteen patents for various photographic processes to his name. These included illuminating devices, processes for making dissolves and the matte shot, which he perfected during filming of Rex Ingram's Trifling Women (1922). Seitz started with Essanay in Chicago, then joined the St.

1920

He was signed by Metro in 1920, doing his best work in collaboration with Ingram, most notably on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1922).

1909

Louis Motion Picture Company as a lab tech in 1909. Within another four years, he had progressed to director of photography.