George J. Folsey
Camera
1898-07-02 · New York City, New York, USA
George Joseph Folsey (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career. Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and an NBC special starring figure skater Peggy Fleming, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming. Folsey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography thirteen times but never won. Eight months before his death he was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers, for which he served as President in 1956-57. Folsey's son George Jr. was a director/producer/editor. Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.
Filmography
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982 · Movie
The Balcony
1963 · Movie
Anatomy of an Accident
1961 · Movie
I Passed for White
1960 · Movie
Cash McCall
1960 · Movie
Count Your Blessings
1959 · Movie
Torpedo Run
1958 · Movie
The High Cost of Loving
1958 · Movie
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Movie
House of Numbers
1957 · Movie
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · Movie
The Power and the Prize
1956 · Movie
These Wilder Years
1956 · Movie
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Movie
Forbidden Planet
1956 · Movie
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955 · Movie
The Cobweb
1955 · Movie
Hit the Deck
1955 · Movie
Deep in My Heart
1954 · Movie
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · Movie
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954 · Movie
Executive Suite
1954 · Movie
Tennessee Champ
1954 · Movie
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · Movie
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952 · Movie
Shadow in the Sky
1952 · Movie
Lovely to Look At
1952 · Movie
The Man with a Cloak
1951 · Movie
The Law and the Lady
1951 · Movie
Mr. Imperium
1951 · Movie
Vengeance Valley
1951 · Movie
A Life of Her Own
1950 · Movie
The Big Hangover
1950 · Movie
Malaya
1949 · Movie
Adam's Rib
1949 · Movie
The Great Sinner
1949 · Movie
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949 · Movie
State of the Union
1948 · Movie
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · Movie
The Secret Heart
1946 · Movie
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 · Movie
The Green Years
1946 · Movie
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Movie
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 · Movie
The Clock
1945 · Movie
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Movie
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · Movie
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · Movie
Thousands Cheer
1943 · Movie
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942 · Movie
Seven Sweethearts
1942 · Movie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · Movie
Panama Hattie
1942 · Movie
Grand Central Murder
1942 · Movie
Rio Rita
1942 · Movie
Married Bachelor
1941 · Movie
Lady Be Good
1941 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 · Movie
You Can't Fool a Camera
1941 · Movie
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 · Movie
Come Live with Me
1941 · Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Movie
Remember?
1939 · Movie
Lady of the Tropics
1939 · Movie
Fast and Loose
1939 · Movie
The Shining Hour
1938 · Movie
Marie Antoinette
1938 · Movie
Hold That Kiss
1938 · Movie
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · Movie
Mannequin
1938 · Movie
The Bride Wore Red
1937 · Movie
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937 · Movie
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · Movie
Hearts Divided
1936 · Movie
The Great Ziegfeld
1936 · Movie
Kind Lady
1935 · Movie
I Live My Life
1935 · Movie
Page Miss Glory
1935 · Movie
Reckless
1935 · Movie
Forsaking All Others
1934 · Movie
Chained
1934 · Movie
Operator 13
1934 · Movie
Men in White
1934 · Movie
Going Hollywood
1933 · Movie
Stage Mother
1933 · Movie
Reunion in Vienna
1933 · Movie
Storm at Daybreak
1933 · Movie
Men Must Fight
1933 · Movie
The Animal Kingdom
1932 · Movie
The Big Broadcast
1932 · Movie
The Misleading Lady
1932 · Movie
The Cheat
1931 · Movie
Secrets of a Secretary
1931 · Movie
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 · Movie
Honor Among Lovers
1931 · Movie
Stolen Heaven
1931 · Movie
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930 · Movie
Laughter
1930 · Movie
Animal Crackers
1930 · Movie
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930 · Movie
The Big Pond
1930 · Movie
Glorifying the American Girl
1929 · Movie
The Battle of Paris
1929 · Movie
Applause
1929 · Movie
The Cocoanuts
1929 · Movie
The Hole in the Wall
1929 · Movie
The Letter
1929 · Movie
Her Wild Oat
1927 · Movie
American Beauty
1927 · Movie
Naughty But Nice
1927 · Movie
See You in Jail
1927 · Movie
Orchids and Ermine
1927 · Movie
The Savage
1926 · Movie
Too Much Money
1926 · Movie
Scarlet Saint
1925 · Movie
The Half-Way Girl
1925 · Movie
Born Rich
1924 · Movie
The Enchanted Cottage
1924 · Movie
The Fighting Blade
1923 · Movie
The Bright Shawl
1923 · Movie
The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922 · Movie
Slim Shoulders
1922 · Movie
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922 · Movie
A Game Chicken
1922 · Movie
The Road to London
1921 · Movie
A Heart to Let
1921 · Movie
The Stolen Kiss
1920 · Movie
Sinners
1920 · Movie
The Fear Market
1920 · Movie
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918 · Movie