Burnett Guffey

Known for: Camera

Born: May 25, 1905 in Del Rio, Tennessee, USA - Died: May 29, 1983

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).

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My Father: Gordon Parks

The Moviemakers

Bonnie and Clyde

Birdman of Alcatraz

Good Neighbor Sam

Sirocco

From Here to Eternity

The Split

Night Editor

The Sniper

The Brothers Rico

Two of a Kind

The Harder They Fall

Nightfall

The Reckless Moment

So Dark the Night

Knock on Any Door

Framed

Convicted

Mr. Sardonicus

My Name Is Julia Ross

Private Hell 36

The Soul of a Monster

Screaming Mimi