Karl Struss

Karl Struss

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1886-11-30
Deathday: 1981-12-15 (95 years old)

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Karl Struss, A.S.C. (November 30, 1886 – December 15, 1981) was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and Limelight, he was also one of the cinematographers for the television series Broken Arrow and photographed 19 episodes of My Friend Flicka.


In 1919, after his discharge from WWI, he moved to Los Angeles and signed on with Cecil B. DeMille as a cameraman, initially for the film For Better, For Worse starring Gloria Swanson, followed by another Swanson film Male and Female and leading to a two-year contract with the studio In early 1921, he married Ethel Wall, who helped to support him in his photographic work independent of the film studios, which included pictorial views set in California In the 1920s, Struss worked on such films as Ben-Hur and F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. In 1927, he contracted with United Artists, where he worked with D. W. Griffith on such films as Drums of Love and also filmed Mary Pickford's first talking film Coquette. He continued his experimental work with camera technology, developing the "Lupe Light" and a new bracket system for the Bell & Howell camera.


From 1931 through 1945, Struss worked as a cameraman for Paramount, where he worked on a variety of material including films featuring Mae West, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour Struss also aimed to shape the field through publishing; for example, in 1934 he authored "Photographic Modernism and the Cinematographer" for American Cinematographer. Struss was later admitted to the American Society of Cinematographers, and was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. In 1949, while working as a freelancer, he began his work in "stereo cinematography", becoming one of the first proponents of that art form. Unfortunately, he did most of his 3D film work in Italy and none of his films were subsequently released in 3D in the United States.


Struss's photographic archive of exhibition prints, film stills, negatives and papers (3 linear feet of materials) is available at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art located in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Filmography

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Movies 116

Director 32

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Counterplot

Counterplot (1959)

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Director of Photography
The Alligator People

The Alligator People (1959)

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9
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The Rebel Set

The Rebel Set (1959)

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Cinematographer
Here Come the Jets

Here Come the Jets (1959)

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Cinematographer
Machete

Machete (1958)

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The Hot Angel

The Hot Angel (1958)

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The Fly

The Fly (1958)

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5.95
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The Rawhide Trail

The Rawhide Trail (1958)

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Director of Photography
The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer (1957)

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Cinematographer
She Devil

She Devil (1957)

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Director of Photography
Kronos

Kronos (1957)

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6
Cinematographer
Mohawk

Mohawk (1956)

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Camera Operator
Attila

Attila (1954)

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Cinematographer
Poverty and Nobility

Poverty and Nobility (1954)

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Director of Photography
Two Nights with Cleopatra

Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954)

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Director of Photography
Funniest Show on Earth

Funniest Show on Earth (1953)

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Director of Photography
Neapolitan Turk

Neapolitan Turk (1953)

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Cinematography
Mesa of Lost Women

Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

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Director
Domenica a Capri

Domenica a Capri (1953)

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Cinematographer
Limelight

Limelight (1952)

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3.33
Cinematographer
Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron (1952)

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Cinematographer
Lady Possessed

Lady Possessed (1952)

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Director of Photography
Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril (1951)

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Cinematographer
Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game (1950)

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Cinematographer
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane

The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950)

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The Return of Jesse James

The Return of Jesse James (1950)

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It's a Small World

It's a Small World (1950)

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Rocketship X-M

Rocketship X-M (1950)

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4
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Call of the Forest

Call of the Forest (1949)

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Bad Boy

Bad Boy (1949)

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Director of Photography
Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)

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Director of Photography
Siren of Atlantis

Siren of Atlantis (1949)

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Hello Out There

Hello Out There (1949)

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Director of Photography
The Dude Goes West

The Dude Goes West (1948)

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Director of Photography
The Macomber Affair

The Macomber Affair (1947)

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Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace (1946)

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Suspense

Suspense (1946)

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Cinematographer
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

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5.6
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Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls (1945)

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Rainbow Island

Rainbow Island (1944)

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And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing (1944)

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Director of Photography
Riding High

Riding High (1943)

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Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear (1943)

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Director of Photography
Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

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Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft (1941)

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Director of Photography
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator (1940)

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5
Director of Photography
The Star Maker

The Star Maker (1939)

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Director of Photography
Island of Lost Men

Island of Lost Men (1939)

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Cinematographer
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot (1939)

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Director of Photography
Zenobia

Zenobia (1939)

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Cinematographer
Paris Honeymoon

Paris Honeymoon (1939)

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Cinematographer
Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory (1938)

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Cinematographer
Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners (1938)

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Cinematographer
Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday (1937)

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Thunder Trail

Thunder Trail (1937)

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Director of Photography
Mountain Music

Mountain Music (1937)

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Cinematographer
Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man (1936)

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Director of Photography
Let's Make a Million

Let's Make a Million (1936)

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Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

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Cinematographer
Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents (1936)

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Cinematographer
The Preview Murder Mystery

The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)

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Director of Photography
Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight (1935)

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Cinematographer
Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town (1935)

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Director of Photography
Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart (1934)

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Cinematographer
Belle of the Nineties

Belle of the Nineties (1934)

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Cinematographer
Four Frightened People

Four Frightened People (1934)

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Director of Photography
Torch Singer

Torch Singer (1933)

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Cinematographer
Disgraced!

Disgraced! (1933)

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Cinematographer
The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake (1933)

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Director of Photography
The Woman Accused

The Woman Accused (1933)

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Cinematographer
Tonight Is Ours

Tonight Is Ours (1933)

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Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls (1932)

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4
Director of Photography
The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross (1932)

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Cinematographer
Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell (1932)

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The Man from Yesterday

The Man from Yesterday (1932)

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Forgotten Commandments

Forgotten Commandments (1932)

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The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh (1932)

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Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark (1932)

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Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women (1932)

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

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The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno (1931)

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Murder by the Clock

Murder by the Clock (1931)

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Up Pops the Devil

Up Pops the Devil (1931)

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Skippy

Skippy (1931)

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Kiki

Kiki (1931)

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Danger Lights

Danger Lights (1930)

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6
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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

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Zampa

Zampa (1930)

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The Bad One

The Bad One (1930)

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One Romantic Night

One Romantic Night (1930)

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9
Director of Photography
Be Yourself!

Be Yourself! (1930)

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Lummox

Lummox (1930)

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The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew (1929)

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Cinematographer
Coquette

Coquette (1929)

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6
Cinematographer
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes (1928)

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Director of Photography
Night Watch

Night Watch (1928)

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Director of Photography
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

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4.63
Cinematographer
Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home (1927)

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Forever After

Forever After (1926)

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Director of Photography
Sparrows

Sparrows (1926)

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Cinematographer
Hell's Four Hundred

Hell's Four Hundred (1926)

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Director of Photography
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

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6
Cinematographer
The Winding Stair

The Winding Stair (1925)

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White Man

White Man (1924)

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Poisoned Paradise

Poisoned Paradise (1924)

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Maytime

Maytime (1923)

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Cinematographer
Poor Men's Wives

Poor Men's Wives (1923)

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Cinematographer
Thorns and Orange Blossoms

Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922)

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Director of Photography
Minnie

Minnie (1922)

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Cinematographer
Fools First

Fools First (1922)

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Cinematographer
Saturday Night

Saturday Night (1922)

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Cinematographer
Law and the Woman

Law and the Woman (1922)

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Cinematographer
Fool's Paradise

Fool's Paradise (1921)

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Cinematographer
The Affairs of Anatol

The Affairs of Anatol (1921)

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Cinematographer
Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit (1921)

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Cinematographer
Something to Think About

Something to Think About (1920)

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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1886-11-30

Deathday
1981-12-15 (95 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Carlo Struss, Karl O. Struss

Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography


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