Joseph Ruttenberg
Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph Ruttenberg

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Biography

Four-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1893, at the age of four, his family moved to the United States, eventually settling in Boston. After schooling, he got his first job in 1907 working as a newsboy and personal runner for 'William Randolph Hearst' at her peak. He free-lanced for a few years after leaving MGM and finally retired in 1968. He was honoured by the American Society of Cinematographers Milestone award.

  • Primary profession
  • Cinematographer·camera_department
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 04 July 1889
  • Place of birth
  • Saint Petersburg
  • Death date
  • 1983-05-01
  • Death age
  • 94
  • Place of death
  • Los Angeles
  • Member of
  • American Society of Cinematographers

Movies

You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)

You Can't Fool a Camera

1941

Books

Mathematical basis of the arts - Joseph Schillinger

Mathematical basis of the arts

Joseph Schillinger

Theoretical mechanics - Joseph Sweetman Ames

Theoretical mechanics

Joseph Sweetman Ames

Malvery Hold. - Joseph Smith Fletcher

Malvery Hold.

Joseph Smith Fletcher

Concerto for flute and orchestra. - H. Joseph.* Landers

Concerto for flute and orchestra.

H. Joseph.* Landers

Awards

Trivia

Member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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