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Robert Burks

Robert Burks is a cinematographer born on July 4, 1909 in Chino Hills, California, USA. He died on May 13, 1968, aged 58. He is known for Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Camera
Born
July 4, 1909
Place of birth
Chino Hills, California, USA
Died
May 13, 1968
Also known as
Leslie Robert Burks · L. Robert Burks

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Burks, A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer known for being proficient in virtually every genre and equally at home with black-and-white or color. Burks began his career as a special effects technician in the late 1930s before becoming a director of photography in the mid-1940s. His first credit in this field was Jammin' the Blues (1944), a short film featuring leading jazz musicians of the day. Burks collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on twelve of the director's films. Beginning with Strangers on a Train in 1951 (which secured him an Oscar nomination) through Marnie in 1964, he shot every Hitchcock film except Psycho in 1960. Additional credits include The Fountainhead, Beyond the Forest, The Glass Menagerie, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Music Man, and A Patch of Blue. Burks and his wife died in a house fire in 1968 in Huntington Harbor, California.

Filmography

  1. 1967Waterhole #3Cinematography
  2. 1965A Patch of BlueCinematography
  3. 1965Once a ThiefCinematography
  4. 1964MarnieCinematography
  5. 1963The BirdsCinematography
  6. 1962The Music ManCinematography
  7. 1961The Pleasure of His CompanyCinematography
  8. 1960The Great ImpostorCinematography
  9. 1960The Rat RaceCinematography
  10. 1959But Not for MeCinematography
  11. 1959North by NorthwestCinematography
  12. 1959The Black OrchidCinematography
  13. 1958VertigoCinematography
  14. 1957The Spirit of St. LouisCinematography
  15. 1956The Wrong ManCinematography
  16. 1956The Vagabond KingCinematography
  17. 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchCinematography
  18. 1955The Trouble with HarryCinematography
  19. 1955To Catch a ThiefCinematography
  20. 1954Rear WindowCinematography
  21. 1954Dial M for MurderCinematography
  22. 1953HondoCinematography
  23. 1953The Desert SongCinematography
  24. 1953I ConfessCinematography
  25. 1952Mara MaruCinematography
  26. 1952Room for One MoreCinematography
  27. 1951Come Fill the CupCinematography
  28. 1951Close to My HeartCinematography
  29. 1951Tomorrow Is Another DayCinematography
  30. 1951Strangers on a TrainCinematography
  31. 1951The EnforcerCinematography
  32. 1950The Glass MenagerieCinematography
  33. 1949Beyond the ForestCinematography
  34. 1949Task ForceCinematography
  35. 1949The FountainheadCinematography
  36. 1949A Kiss in the DarkCinematography
  37. 1946The VerdictCinematography
  38. 1945Star in the NightCinematography
  39. 1944Make Your Own BedCinematography
  40. 1944Jammin' the BluesCinematography