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William C. Mellor (1903–1963)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department

Mellor began his career in the photographic labs at Paramount in the mid-20's. By 1934, he had graduated to full-time director of photography, working primarily on the studio's lesser productions. At the same time, he continued to serve his apprenticeship by assisting veteran cinematographer Victor Milner as first camera operator on A-grade features... See full bio »

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in Missouri, USA

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(age 59) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
 
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (director of photography)
 
1962 State Fair (director of photography)
 
1961 The Big Gamble
 
1961 Wild in the Country (director of photography)
 
1960 One Foot in Hell
 
1960 Crack in the Mirror
 
1959 The Best of Everything
 
1959 Woman Obsessed
 
1959 Compulsion (director of photography)
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (director of photography)
 
1958 Sing Boy Sing
 
1957 Peyton Place (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1957 Love in the Afternoon (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1956 Giant (director of photography)
 
1956 Back from Eternity
 
1956 Johnny Concho
 
1956 The Miracle of Todd-AO (short) (as William Mellor)
 
1955 The Last Frontier (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1952-1955 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
– Spring Housecleaning (1955)
– Ricky's Blind Date (1955)
– Electric Train (1955)
– Individuality (1955)
– Missing Sandwiches (1955)
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1955 Bad Day at Black Rock (director of photography)
 
1954 Alaska Seas
 
1954 The Bing Crosby Show (TV movie)
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break
 
1953 Big Leaguer
 
1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (as William Mellor)
 
1953 The Naked Spur (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1953 Wagon Wheels (short)
 
1952 My Man and I
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy! (as William Mellor)
 
1952 Carbine Williams (as William Mellor)
 
1951 Westward the Women (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1951 It's a Big Country
 
1951 The Unknown Man
 
1951 Across the Wide Missouri (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1951 A Place in the Sun (director of photography)
 
1951 Soldiers Three (as William Mellor)
 
1950 The Next Voice You Hear... (as William Mellor)
 
1949 Love Happy (director of photography)
 
1949 Too Late for Tears (director of photography / as William Mellor)
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (director of cinematography / as William Mellor)
 
1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon (director of photography)
 
1947 The Senator Was Indiscreet (as William Mellor)
 
1947 Blaze of Noon (director of photography)
 
1946 Abie's Irish Rose
 
1946 George Stevens World War II Footage (documentary)
 
1943 Dixie
 
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn (director of photography)
 
1942 Road to Morocco
 
1942 Wake Island (director of photography)
 
1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon
 
1942 The Great Man's Lady
 
1942 My Favorite Blonde
 
1942 The Fleet's In (director of photography)
 
1941 Birth of the Blues
 
1941 Reaching for the Sun
 
1941 Las Vegas Nights
 
1940 Moon Over Burma
 
1940 Comin' Round the Mountain
 
1940 The Great McGinty
 
1940 Typhoon
 
1940 Road to Singapore (director of photography)
 
1939 Disputed Passage
 
1939 $1000 a Touchdown
 
1939 The Magnificent Fraud
 
1939 Undercover Doctor
 
1939 Hotel Imperial
 
1939 Ambush
 
1938 Ride a Crooked Mile
 
1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa
 
1938 Stolen Heaven
 
1938 Romance in the Dark
 
1937 Thrill of a Lifetime
 
1937 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
 
1937 Exclusive (photographed by)
 
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow (photographed by)
 
1937 Champagne Waltz
 
1936 A Son Comes Home
 
1936 Poppy (photographed by)
 
1936 Sky Parade
 
1936 Woman Trap (as William Mellor)
 
1936 Collegiate
 
1935 Without Regret
 
1935 Car 99
 
1935 Wings in the Dark (photographed by)
 
1935 Home on the Range
 
1935 Enter Madame
 
1934 Wagon Wheels
 
1934 Elmer and Elsie (as William Mellor)
 
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1935 The Crusades (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1934 Cleopatra (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1933 One Sunday Afternoon (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1933 This Day and Age (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1933 The Song of Songs (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1933 Luxury Liner (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1932 Love Me Tonight (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1932 Une heure près de toi (camera operator)
 
1932 This Is the Night (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1932 One Hour with You (camera operator - uncredited)
 
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2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 

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Cancer