Ted McCord (cinematographer)
American cinematographer (1900-1976)
Ted McCord, A.S.C. (August 2, 1900 – January 19, 1976) was an American cinematographer.
Biography
Born in Sullivan County, Indiana, McCord received three Academy Award nominations. The first two Johnny Belinda (1948) and Two for the Seesaw (1962) were for black-and white cinematography, and the third The Sound of Music (1965) was for color.
McCord died of cancer in Glendale, California at the age of 75. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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