Tony Gaudio | |
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 Tony Gaudio, ASC | |
| Born | Gaetano Antonio Gaudio November 20, 1883 |
| Died | August 10, 1951 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Title | A.S.C. president (1924–1925) |
| Board member of | A.S.C. |
| Spouse | Rosina Gaudio |
| Children | Francesco "Frank" Gaudio, Tony Gaudio, Elena Gaudio Hipple, Vera Gaudio Woods. |
| Relatives | Eugene Gaudio (brother) |
| Awards | 1936 Academy Award for Best Cinematography |
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Gaetano (Tony) Gaudio, A.S.C. (20 November 1883 – 10 August 1951) was a pioneer Italian-American cinematographer of more than 1000 films. Gaudio won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Anthony Adverse, becoming the first Italian to have won an Oscar, and was nominated five additional times for Hell's Angels, Juarez, The Letter, Corvette K-225, and A Song to Remember. He is cited as the first to have created a montage sequence for a film in The Mark of Zorro. He was among the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers, and served as president from 1924 until 1925.