Harry Stradling Jr.
American cinematographer (1925-2017)
Harry Stradling Jr., ASC (January 7, 1925 – October 17, 2017) was an American cinematographer. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for 1776 (1972) and The Way We Were (1973).
Life and career
Stradling was born in Yonkers, New York in 1925. His father was two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Harry Stradling. His great-uncle, Walter Stradling, was also a cinematographer.
He worked on four Blake Edwards films and six films by Burt Kennedy. (See: List of film director and cinematographer collaborations). He was acclaimed in particular as a skilled cinematographer in Westerns. He was nominated for two Oscars, for 1776 and The Way We Were, and for a Primetime Emmy for George Washington. He also did cinematography on 87 episodes of Gunsmoke, and shot 21 of the total 23 episodes of the TV show Cimarron Strip.
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