William Daniels (cinematographer)

For other people named William Daniels, see William Daniels (disambiguation).
William H. Daniels
ASC
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Born
William H. Daniels

(1901-12-01)December 1, 1901
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1970(1970-06-14) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, U.S.
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1919–1970
SpouseBetty Lee Gaston
Children3

William H. Daniels ASC (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer who was best-known as actress Greta Garbo's personal lensman.[1] Daniels served as the cinematographer on all but three of Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including Torrent (1926), The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Kiss (1929), Anna Christie (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936) and Ninotchka (1939).[2] Early in his career, Daniels worked regularly with director Erich von Stroheim,[3] providing cinematography for such films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Greed (1924). Daniels went on to win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Naked City (1948).

  1. ^ Higham, 1970 p. 67, p. 70: See here for Daniel’s autobiographical remarks on filming Garbo.
  2. ^ Higham, 1970 pp. 161-165, Checklist.
  3. ^ William H. Daniels at IMDb.