George J. Folsey
Cinematographer, Film cinematographer
1898 – 1988
Who was George J. Folsey?
George J. Folsey, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976.
Born George Joseph Folsey in Brooklyn, he was hired by Jesse Louis Lasky to work as an office boy in his newly formed Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in New York City. He earned his first screen credit for His Bridal Night in 1919. Leading lady Alice Brady was so satisfied with the way he photographed her she offered him a contract to shoot all her films. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career.
Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony.
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- Born
- Jul 2, 1898
Brooklyn - Also known as
- George Folsey
- George J. Falsey
- George Joseph Folsey
- George J. Folsey, A.S.C.
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Nov 1, 1988
Santa Monica
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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