Jul 16, 1901 - New York City, New York, USA
Leon Shamroy (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. During his half-century career, he earned a record 18 Academy Award nominations (tied with Charles Lang) for Best Cinematography with a record 4 wins (tied with Joseph Ruttenberg).
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| Movie | 1966 | Catalina Island | Self | |
| TV Show | 1953 | The Oscars | Self | 1 |
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| Movie | 1968 | Planet of the Apes | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1963 | The Cardinal | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1952 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1960 | North to Alaska | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1963 | Cleopatra | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | The Girl Next Door | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1956 | The Girl Can't Help It | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1956 | The King and I | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1939 | Made for Each Other | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1947 | Forever Amber | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1968 | The Secret Life of an American Wife | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1936 | Soak the Rich | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1928 | The Telltale Heart | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | White Witch Doctor | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1940 | Little Old New York | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1945 | Where Do We Go from Here? | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1933 | At Twelve Midnight | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1959 | The Blue Angel | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1934 | Good Dame | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1940 | I Was an Adventuress | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1951 | David and Bathsheba | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1954 | The Egyptian | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1940 | Lillian Russell | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1940 | Four Sons | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1940 | Down Argentine Way | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1941 | That Night in Rio | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1942 | The Black Swan | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1943 | Crash Dive | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1944 | Buffalo Bill | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1949 | Twelve O'Clock High | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1950 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1941 | The Great American Broadcast | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | King of the Khyber Rifles | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1952 | With a Song in My Heart | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1936 | Wedding Present | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1933 | Jennie Gerhardt | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1939 | Second Fiddle | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | Tonight We Sing | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1961 | Snow White and the Three Stooges | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1958 | The Bravados | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1936 | Fatal Lady | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1952 | Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1944 | Wilson | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1937 | Her Husband Lies | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1938 | The Young in Heart | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1933 | Three Cornered Moon | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1935 | Private Worlds | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1937 | You Only Live Once | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1943 | Stormy Weather | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1934 | Thirty Day Princess | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1934 | Kiss and Make-Up | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1970 | Prudence and the Chief | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1966 | The Glass Bottom Boat | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1940 | Tin Pan Alley | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1959 | Beloved Infidel | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1957 | Desk Set | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1950 | Two Flags West | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1944 | Greenwich Village | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1935 | Accent on Youth | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | The Robe | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1958 | South Pacific | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1955 | Daddy Long Legs | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1955 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1947 | Daisy Kenyon | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1951 | On the Riviera | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1956 | The Best Things in Life Are Free | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1949 | Prince of Foxes | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1968 | Skidoo | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1969 | Justine | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1967 | Caprice | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1945 | State Fair | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1934 | Ready for Love | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1969 | Footprints On The Moon | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1934 | Behold My Wife! | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1928 | The Telltale Heart | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1953 | Call Me Madam | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1942 | Roxie Hart | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1928 | The Last Moment | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1927 | Land of the Lawless | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1962 | Tender Is the Night | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1932 | A Strange Adventure | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1965 | Do Not Disturb | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1943 | Claudia | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1958 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1960 | Wake Me When It's Over | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1933 | Her Bodyguard | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1930 | Gaucho Soul | Cinematography | Crew |
