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Sam Leavitt (1904–1984)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department

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Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1935.

Born:

Samuel Leavitt
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series)
– Vortex (1977) (director of photography)
 
1975 The Man in the Glass Booth
 
1972-1974 Banacek (TV series)
– Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1974) (director of photography)
– Fly Me- If You Can Find Me (1974) (director of photography)
– Rocket to Oblivion (1974) (director of photography)
– Horse of a Slightly Different Color (1974) (director of photography)
– The Vanishing Chalice (1974) (director of photography)
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1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
– And Other Springs I May Not See (1973) (director of photography)
 
1972 The Longest Night (TV movie)
 
1972 Evil Roy Slade (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1972 The Screaming Woman (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1971 Star Spangled Girl
 
1971 Funny Face (TV series)
– Don't Worry, I'll Manage (1971) (director of photography)
 
1970 The Partridge Family (TV series)
– What? and Get Out of Show Business? (1970) (director of photography)
 
1969 The Grasshopper
 
1969 The Desperados (director of photography)
 
1968 The Wrecking Crew (director of photography)
 
1968 Where Angels Go Trouble Follows!
 
1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (director of photography)
 
1967 The Flying Nun (TV series)
– The Flying Nun (1967) (director of photography)
 
1966 I Deal in Danger
 
1966 Murderers' Row
 
1966 An American Dream
 
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
– The Monster's Web (1966) (director of photography)
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
– Smack in the Middle (1966) (director of photography / as Sam Levitt)
– Hi Diddle Riddle (1966) (director of photography / as Sam Levitt)
 
1966 Blue Light (TV series)
– The Last Man (1966) (director of photography)
 
1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
 
1965 Brainstorm
 
1965 My Blood Runs Cold
 
1965 Major Dundee (director of photography)
 
1965 Two on a Guillotine
 
1964 Shock Treatment
 
1964 El camino real (documentary short)
 
1963 Johnny Cool
 
1963 Diamond Head (director of photography)
 
1962 Advise & Consent (director of photography)
 
1962 Cape Fear (as Samuel Leavitt)
 
1961 The Right Approach
 
1960 Exodus (director of photography)
 
1960 Seven Thieves
 
1959 The Crimson Kimono (director of photography)
 
1959 Five Gates to Hell
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder (director of photography)
 
1959 Pork Chop Hill
 
1958 The Fearmakers
 
1958 The Defiant Ones (director of photography)
 
1957 Hell Ship Mutiny (photographed by)
 
1957 Eighteen and Anxious
 
1957 Spanish Affair
 
1957 Time Limit (director of photography)
 
1957 The Careless Years
 
1957 Sierra Stranger
 
1956 The Wild Party
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
– The Affair of the Three Napoleons (1956) (director of photography)
 
1956 Hot Rod Girl (director of photography)
 
1956 Crime in the Streets (director of photography)
 
1956 The Bold and the Brave
 
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm (director of photography)
 
1955 An Annapolis Story
 
1954 Carmen Jones (director of photography)
 
1954 A Star Is Born
 
1954 Southwest Passage
 
1953 Goof on the Roof (short) (director of photography)
 
1953 China Venture
 
1953 Mission Over Korea
 
1952 The Thief (director of photography)
 
1935 Thoroughbred
 
1934 Undercover Men
 
1933 The Stage Hand (short)
 
1932 Ljubav i strast
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (23 titles)
1978 Good Guys Wear Black (additional photographer)
 
1952 Rancho Notorious (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1951 I Love Lucy (TV series) (camera operator)
 
1949 Tension (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1949 The Barkleys of Broadway (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1948 Easter Parade (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1948 The Pirate (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge (camera operator)
 
1946 Holiday in Mexico (second camera - uncredited)
 
1946 Easy to Wed (second camera - uncredited)
 
1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy (second camera - uncredited)
 
1945 Anchors Aweigh (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1945 Thrill of a Romance (second camera - uncredited)
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray (second camera - uncredited)
 
1944 Bathing Beauty (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1937 Every Day's a Holiday (camera operator)
 
1937 Love on Toast (second camera - uncredited)
 
1936 Frankie and Johnnie (camera operator)
 
1935 The People's Enemy (camera operator)
 
1935 Gigolette (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1934 Woman in the Dark (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1934 Gambling (camera operator - uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Sammy Leavitt | Samuel Leavitt | Sam Levitt
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Trivia:

Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1935. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius