Karl Struss

Karl Struss
Photographer and cinematographer Karl Struss in 1912, photographed by Clarence H. White
Born(1886-11-30)November 30, 1886
DiedDecember 15, 1981(1981-12-15) (aged 95)
Burial placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
EducationColumbia University
OccupationCinematographer
TitleA.S.C.
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
1928 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (co-winner Charles Rosher)
1919 photo by Karl Struss

Karl Struss, A.S.C. (November 30, 1886 – December 15, 1981) was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F.W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and Limelight, he was also one of the cinematographers for the television series Broken Arrow and photographed 19 episodes of My Friend Flicka.