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Stanley Cortez (1908–1997)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Visual Effects

When his actor brother, Jacob Krantz, changed his surname to Cortez in order to acquire a more suitably romantic Hollywood image, Stanislaus followed suit and became Stanley Cortez. After studies at New York University, he embarked on a photographic career, first as assistant to noted portrait photographers Streichan and Bachrach (he designed many of their lavish background sets)... See full bio »

Born:

Stanislaus Kranz
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1977 Another Man, Another Chance
 
1974 Chinatown (uncredited)
 
1972 Doomsday Machine (director of photography)
 
1971 Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (TV movie)
 
1969 The Bridge at Remagen (director of photography)
 
1968 They Saved Hitler's Brain (TV movie) (from "Madmen of Mandoras 1963")
 
1968 Blue
 
1966 Family Affair (TV series)
– Jody and Cissy (1966) (director of photography)
– Buffy (1966) (director of photography)
 
1966 The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (director of photography)
 
1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (director of photography)
 
1965 Young Dillinger
 
1965 Nightmare in the Sun
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– An Unlocked Window (1965) (director of photography)
 
1964 The Naked Kiss
 
1964 The Candidate
 
1963 The Madmen of Mandoras
 
1963 Shock Corridor
 
1961 Back Street
 
1960 Dinosaurus!
 
1960 Vice Raid
 
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
– Most Beautiful Woman (1960)
– The Monster (1960)
 
1959 The Angry Red Planet (director of photography)
 
1959 Thunder in the Sun
 
1957 The Three Faces of Eve (director of photography)
 
1957 Top Secret Affair
 
1956 Man from Del Rio
 
1955 The Night of the Hunter (photography)
 
1954 Black Tuesday
 
1954 Apache (uncredited)
 
1954 Dragon's Gold
 
1954 Riders to the Stars (director of photography)
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 
1953 The Diamond Queen
 
1953 Shark River
 
1953 The Neanderthal Man
 
1952 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (director of photography)
 
1952 Models Inc.
 
1951 Stronghold
 
1951 Fort Defiance
 
1951 The Basketball Fix
 
1951 Furia roja
 
1950 The Admiral Was a Lady
 
1950 The Underworld Story
 
1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower
 
1948 Smart Woman
 
1947 Secret Beyond the Door... (director of photography)
 
1947 Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (director of photography)
 
1946 Let There Be Light (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (photographed by)
 
1943 Flesh and Fantasy
 
1943 The Powers Girl
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (photographer)
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
 
1942 Bombay Clipper
 
1942 Sealed Lips
 
1941 Moonlight in Hawaii
 
1941 Badlands of Dakota
 
1941 A Dangerous Game
 
1941 San Antonio Rose
 
1941 The Black Cat
 
1940 Meet the Wildcat
 
1940 Margie
 
1940 The Leather Pushers
 
1940 Love, Honor and Oh Baby!
 
1940 Alias the Deacon
 
1939 Laugh It Off
 
1939 Hawaiian Nights
 
1939 The Forgotten Woman
 
1939 They Asked for It
 
1939 For Love or Money
 
1939 Risky Business
 
1938 Exposed
 
1938 The Last Express (director of photography)
 
1938 Personal Secretary
 
1938 Danger on the Air (photographed by)
 
1938 The Lady in the Morgue
 
1938 The Black Doll (uncredited)
 
1937 Hollywood Screen Test (short)
 
1937 I Cover the War
 
1937 The Wildcatter
 
1937 Armored Car
 
1936 Four Days' Wonder
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (11 titles)
1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (titles photographer)
 
1958 South Pacific (director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
1940 It's a Date (photographer: backgrounds - uncredited)
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1933 My Lips Betray (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1932 Lady with a Past (second camera operator - uncredited)
 
1932 Panama Flo (second camera operator - uncredited)
 
1931 Devotion (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1930 The Bat Whispers (assistant camera)
 
1929 Broadway (assistant camera)
 
1925 The Green Archer (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (2 titles)
1980 When Time Ran Out... (miniature photography)
 
1978 Damien: Omen II (miniatures photographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1990 Continental (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Personal Details

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(1966) Unsold pilot: Photographed a pilot for a series to be called "Sedgwick Hawk-Styles".
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Trivia:

President American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) 1985-1986. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Scorpio