Edward Colman (cinematographer)

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Edward Colman
Born	(1905-01-25)January 25, 1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	January 24, 1995(1995-01-24) (aged 89) Newport Beach, California
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1930–1971

Edward Colman (January 25, 1905 – January 24, 1995) was an American cinematographer who worked on many Walt Disney films during the 1960s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Before working at Disney, he did the cinematography on the original Dragnet TV show.

Oscar nominations

Both nominations were in Best Cinematography

• 34th Academy Awards-Nominated in B/W cinematography for The Absent-Minded Professor. Lost to The Hustler.
• 37th Academy Awards-Nominated in color cinematography for Mary Poppins. Lost to My Fair Lady.

Selected filmography

• Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
• The Love Bug (1968)
• The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
• The Ambushers (1967)
• The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
• The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
• The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
• The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
• That Darn Cat! (1965)
• Those Calloways (1965)
• Mary Poppins (1964)
• The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
• Savage Sam (1963)
• Son of Flubber (1963)
• Big Red (1962)
• The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
• Babes in Toyland (1961)
• -30- (1959)
• Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
• The Shaggy Dog (1959)
• Black Patch (1957)

External links

• Edward Colman at IMDb