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Burnett Guffey

Known for

Cinematography

Born

May 26, 1905

Birthplace

Del Rio, Tennessee, USA

Died

May 30, 1983 (aged 78)

Biography

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).​

Best known work

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

1967
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962
All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956
Human Desire

Human Desire

1954
The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949
The Informer

The Informer

1935

Filmography

  1. 1971

    The Steagle

    Director of Photography

  2. 1970

    The Great White Hope

    Director of Photography

  3. 1970

  4. 1970

    Halls of Anger

    Director of Photography

  5. 1969

  6. 1969

    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    Director of Photography

  7. 1969

    Some Kind of a Nut

    Director of Photography

  8. 1969

    The Learning Tree

    Director of Photography

  9. 1969

    Where It's At

    Director of Photography

  10. 1969

  11. 1968

    The Split

    Director of Photography

  12. 1967

    The Ambushers

    Director of Photography

  13. 1967

    Bonnie and Clyde

    Director of Photography

  14. 1967

  15. 1966

    The Silencers

    Director of Photography

  16. 1965

    King Rat

    Director of Photography

  17. 1964

    Good Neighbor Sam

    Director of Photography

  18. 1964

    Flight from Ashiya

    Director of Photography

  19. 1962

    Kid Galahad

    Director of Photography

  20. 1962

    Birdman of Alcatraz

    Director of Photography

  21. 1961

    Mr. Sardonicus

    Director of Photography

  22. 1961

    Homicidal

    Director of Photography

  23. 1961

    Cry for Happy

    Director of Photography

  24. 1960

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Director of Photography

  25. 1960

    Hell to Eternity

    Director of Photography

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