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Sam Leavitt(1904-1984)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Sam Leavitt was born on 6 February 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. Sam was a cinematographer, known for Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Defiant Ones (1958) and Cape Fear (1962). Sam died on 21 March 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 6, 1904
DiedMarch 21, 1984(80)
BornFebruary 6, 1904
DiedMarch 21, 1984(80)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder
8.0
Movie
  • Cinematographer
  • 1959
Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
The Defiant Ones
7.6
Movie
  • Cinematographer
  • 1958
Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear
7.7
Movie
  • Cinematographer(as Samuel Leavitt)
  • 1962
"Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures
Exodus
6.7
Movie
  • Cinematographer
  • 1960

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
    4.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • Nashville 99 (1977)
    Nashville 99
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1977
  • Roddy McDowall, Carl Franklin, Ike Eisenmann, Jared Martin, and Katie Saylor in The Fantastic Journey (1977)
    The Fantastic Journey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1977
  • The Owl and the Pussycat
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Maximilian Schell in The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
    The Man in the Glass Booth
    7.0
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1972–1974
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1973
  • The Longest Night (1972)
    The Longest Night
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • John Astin and Pamela Austin in Evil Roy Slade (1972)
    Evil Roy Slade
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • The Screaming Woman (1972)
    The Screaming Woman
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • Sandy Duncan in Star Spangled Girl (1971)
    Star Spangled Girl
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Sandy Duncan in Funny Face (1971)
    Funny Face
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1971
  • Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy, Suzanne Crough, Brian Forster, and Shirley Jones in The Partridge Family (1970)
    The Partridge Family
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1970
  • The Grasshopper (1970)
    The Grasshopper
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1970

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Chuck Norris in Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
    Good Guys Wear Black
    5.1
    • additional photographer
    • 1978
  • Judd Holdren and Vivian Mason in The Lost Planet (1953)
    The Lost Planet
    5.3
    • camera
    • 1953
  • Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer, and Arthur Kennedy in Rancho Notorious (1952)
    Rancho Notorious
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1951–1957
  • Tension (1949)
    Tension
    7.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
    In the Good Old Summertime
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
    The Barkleys of Broadway
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
    Easter Parade
    7.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
    The Pirate
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Janet Leigh and Van Johnson in The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
    The Romance of Rosy Ridge
    7.0
    • camera operator
    • 1947
  • Holiday in Mexico (1946)
    Holiday in Mexico
    6.0
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Easy to Wed (1946)
    Easy to Wed
    6.1
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Hedy Lamarr, and Robert Walker in Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
    Her Highness and the Bellboy
    6.4
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Anchors Aweigh (1945)
    Anchors Aweigh
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)
    Thrill of a Romance
    6.4
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1945

Additional Crew

  • George M. Cohan and Wynne Gibson in Gambling (1934)
    Gambling
    6.4
    • production staff (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sammy Leavitt
  • Born
    • February 6, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 21, 1984
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)

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    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1935.

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