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Leonard Smith

Known for: Camera

Biography: 1894-04-19

Deathday: 1947-10-20 (53 years old)

Biography

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Leonard Smith (April 19, 1894 – October 20, 1947) was a cinematographer who had over 70 film credits from a career that spanned from 1915 to 1946.

Smith's start as a cinematographer came on the now lost 1915 silent film The Battle Cry of Peace. Throughout his career he also occasionally worked in the camera and electrical department.

Smith's first Academy Award for Best Cinematography (color) nomination came in 1942, for his work on Billy the Kid, sharing the nomination with William V. Skall. In 1944 he was nominated for Lassie Come Home. Smith was again nominated in 1946 for National Velvet, and in 1947, shortly before his death, he received his sole win, for The Yearling. He shared the award with Arthur Arling and Charles Rosher. All of Smith's nominations and wins were in the Color category.

Smith served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1941 until his death on October 20, 1947, at the age of 53.

Filmography

all 77

Movies 77

Leonard Smith

Biography

Filmography

all 77

Movies 77

Director 30

Our Miss Brooks (1956)

The Yearling (1946)

Courage of Lassie (1946)

National Velvet (1945)

Broadway Rhythm (1944)

Lassie Come Home (1943)

Best Foot Forward (1943)

Seven Sweethearts (1942)

Ship Ahoy (1942)

Design for Scandal (1941)

Smilin' Through (1941)

Billy the Kid (1941)

Go West (1940)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Captain Is a Lady (1940)

The Mortal Storm (1940)

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)

At the Circus (1939)

Maisie (1939)

Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Four Girls in White (1939)

Stand Up and Fight (1939)

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Paradise for Three (1938)

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)

London by Night (1937)

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

A Day at the Races (1937)

Song of the City (1937)

Dangerous Number (1937)

Sinner Take All (1936)

Tarzan Escapes (1936)

The Devil-Doll (1936)

Tough Guy (1936)

Trained Hoofs (1935)

Donkey Baseball (1935)

Murder in the Private Car (1934)

You Can't Buy Everything (1934)

Eskimo (1933)

So This Is Africa (1933)

Hold 'Em Jail (1932)

The Iceman's Ball (1932)

Casanova wider Willen (1931)

Cheri-Bibi (1931)

Sidewalks of New York (1931)

Buster se marie (1931)

Stepping Out (1931)

Madame X (1931)

Love in Every Port (1931)

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)

Reducing (1931)

Forward, March! (1930)

The Big House (1930)

Doughboys (1930)

Estrellados (1930)

Caught Short (1930)

Free and Easy (1930)

They Learned About Women (1930)

So This Is College (1929)

The Idle Rich (1929)

Only Me (1929)

Papa's Boy (1927)

Breezing Along (1927)

Drama Deluxe (1927)

Howdy Duke (1927)

Movieland (1926)

Move Along (1926)

Nobody's Business (1926)

Careful Please (1926)

Cheap Skates (1925)

Who's Which? (1925)

The Cloudhopper (1925)

The Wizard of Oz (1925)

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1894-04-19

Deathday
1947-10-20 (53 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Arthur Miller, Len Smith, Leonard M. Smith

Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color