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James Wong Howe (I) (1899–1976)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Director

Master cinematographer James Wong Howe, whose career stretched from silent pictures through the mid-'70s, was born Wong Tung Jim in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, on August 28, 1899, the son of Wong How. His father emigrated to America the year James was born, settling in Pasco, Washington, where he worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad... See full bio »

Born:

Wong Tung Jim
in now Guangzhou, China

Died:

(age 76) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1975 Funny Lady
 
1971 The Horsemen
 
1970 The Molly Maguires (director of photography)
 
1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
 
1968 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
 
1967 Hombre (director of photography)
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
– Trilogy: The American Boy - Skaterdater/The River Boy/Reflections) (1967)
 
1966 Seconds (director of photography)
 
1966 This Property Is Condemned (director of photography)
 
1965 The Glory Guys
 
1964 The Outrage (director of photography)
 
1963 Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (TV documentary)
 
1963 Hud (director of photography)
 
1960 Tess of the Storm Country
 
1960 Song Without End
 
1959 The Story on Page One (director of photography)
 
1959 The Last Angry Man
 
1958 Bell Book and Candle
 
1958 The Old Man and the Sea
 
1957 A Farewell to Arms (uncredited)
 
1957 Sweet Smell of Success (photographed by)
 
1957 Drango
 
1956 Death of a Scoundrel
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (1955)
 
1955 The Rose Tattoo (director of photography)
 
1955 Picnic (director of photography)
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
 
1954 Autumn in Rome (short)
 
1953 Jennifer (director of photography)
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
 
1953 The World of Dong Kingman (short)
 
1952 Come Back, Little Sheba (director of photography)
 
1952 The Fighter
 
1951 The Lady Says No
 
1951 Behave Yourself! (director of photography)
 
1951 He Ran All the Way (director of photography)
 
1951 The Brave Bulls
 
1950 Tripoli
 
1950 The Eagle and the Hawk
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona
 
1948 The Time of Your Life
 
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (director of photography)
 
1947 Body and Soul
 
1947 Pursued
 
1947 Nora Prentiss
 
1946 My Reputation (director of photography)
 
1945 Danger Signal
 
1945 Confidential Agent
 
1945 Counter-Attack
 
1945 Objective, Burma! (director of photography)
 
1944 Passage to Marseille
 
1943 The North Star (photography)
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
 
1943 The Hard Way
 
1943 Air Force (director of photography)
 
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy (director of photography)
 
1942 Kings Row (director of photography)
 
1941 Navy Blues (dance sequences)
 
1941 Out of the Fog
 
1941 Shining Victory
 
1941 The Strawberry Blonde (director of photography)
 
1940 Fantasia (live-action - uncredited)
 
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's (director of photography)
 
1940 City for Conquest (director of photography)
 
1940 My Love Came Back (uncredited)
 
1940 Torrid Zone (director of photography)
 
1940 Saturday's Children (director of photography)
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (director of photography)
 
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois (director of photography)
 
1939 Four Wives (uncredited)
 
1939 On Your Toes
 
1939 Dust Be My Destiny
 
1939 Daughters Courageous
 
1939 The Oklahoma Kid (photography)
 
1939 They Made Me a Criminal (photography)
 
1938 Comet Over Broadway
 
1938 Algiers (director of photography)
 
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (photography)
 
1938 It Might Be You (short)
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda (photography)
 
1937 Under the Red Robe
 
1937 Troopship
 
1937 Fire Over England
 
1936 Three Live Ghosts
 
1935 Whipsaw (photographed by)
 
1935 Rendezvous (uncredited)
 
1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy
 
1935 The Flame Within
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire (photographed by)
 
1935 The Night Is Young (photographed by)
 
1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl
 
1934 Have a Heart
 
1934 Stamboul Quest
 
1934 The Thin Man (photographed by)
 
1934 Hollywood Party (photographed by)
 
1934 Manhattan Melodrama
 
1934 Viva Villa! (photographed by)
 
1934 The Show-Off
 
1933 Beauty for Sale (as James Howe)
 
1933 The Power and the Glory (as James Howe)
 
1933 Hello, Sister!
 
1932 Chandu the Magician (photography / as James Howe)
 
1932 Man About Town
 
1932 Amateur Daddy
 
1932 After Tomorrow (as James Howe)
 
1932 Shanghai Express (uncredited)
 
1932 Dance Team
 
1931 Surrender
 
1931 The Yellow Ticket
 
1931 The Spider (as James Howe)
 
1931 Transatlantic
 
1931 The Criminal Code (as James How)
 
1930 Today (as James Howe)
 
1930 Chijiku wo mawasuru chikara
 
1929 Desert Nights (photographed by / as James Howe)
 
1929 The Rescue
 
1928 Four Walls
 
1928 Perfect Crime (as James Howe)
 
1928 Laugh, Clown, Laugh
 
1927 Sorrell and Son
 
1927 The Rough Riders (as James Howe)
 
1926 Padlocked (as James Howe)
 
1926 Mantrap
 
1926 Sea Horses (as James Howe)
 
1926 The Song and Dance Man (as James Howe)
 
1925 The King on Main Street
 
1925 The Best People (as James Howe)
 
1925 Not So Long Ago
 
1925 The Charmer (as James Howe)
 
1924 Peter Pan (as James Howe)
 
1924 The Alaskan (as James Howe)
 
1924 The Side Show of Life (as James Howe)
 
1924 The Breaking Point (as James Howe)
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon
 
1923 The Spanish Dancer (as James Howe)
 
1923 To the Last Man (as James Howe)
 
1923 The Woman with Four Faces (as Jimmie Howe)
 
1923 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (as James Howe)
 
1923 Drums of Fate (as James Howe)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (11 titles)
1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife (cinematographer: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
1922 Ebb Tide (second assistant camera)
 
1922 The Siren Call (second assistant camera)
 
1922 Burning Sands (second assistant camera)
 
1922 The Woman Who Walked Alone (second assistant camera)
 
1921 Everything for Sale (assistant camera)
 
1920 Something to Think About (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1919 Male and Female (clapper boy - uncredited, third assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1919 Told in the Hills (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1919 For Better, for Worse (clapper boy)
 
1919 Puppy Love (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
1963 Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (TV documentary)
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
– Kill the Sound (1961)
– State of Shock (1961)
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
– The Modus Man (1961)
 
1958 The Invisible Avenger
 
1954 Go Man Go
 
1953 The World of Dong Kingman (short)
 
1930 Chijiku wo mawasuru chikara
 
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1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Cinematography [B&W] Winner
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.24 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 Bettie Page Reveals All (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2007 The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

James How | James Howe | Jimmie Howe
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[on John Frankenheimer] I don't think John really understands dramatic values; he's more or less mechanically inclined: lenses and camera and that. All that's my job; he ought to worry about the story and the actors. See more »

Trivia:

Wong-Howe's widow waited 65 years in the shadow of a literary giant for her first completed novel to be published. Upstaged in 1939 by John Steinbeck's best-selling "The Grapes of Wrath" Babb's tale about the travails of a Depression era farm family was shelved by Random House. At 97, Babb earned long... See more »

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Star Sign:

Virgo