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Ted McCord, A.S.C.
McCord (left) filming Deep Valley, 1947
Born
Thamer McCord

(1900-08-02)August 2, 1900
Sullivan County, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 1976(1976-01-19) (aged 75)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1921–1966

Ted McCord, A.S.C. (August 2, 1900 – January 19, 1976) was an American cinematographer.[1]

Biography

Born in Sullivan County, Indiana, McCord received three Academy Award nominations. The first two (1948's Johnny Belinda and 1962's Two for the Seesaw) were for black-and white cinematography, and the third (1965's The Sound of Music[2]) was for color.[3][4]

McCord died of cancer in Glendale, California at the age of 75.[5] He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Leemann, Sérgio. "Photographs of Ted McCord". A Certain Cinema. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Screenshots from The Sound of Music". Cinema Squid. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ted McCord Biography". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ Latimer, William (November 6, 1949). "Bogart—Sans Bacall". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Ted McCord, Cameraman, Was Nominated for 3 Oscars". The New York Times. January 26, 1976. p. 26.
  6. ^ "Ted McCord (1900 - 1976) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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