George J. Folsey

Person Details

Birthday: 1898-07-02 04:46:43

Death: 1988-11-01 04:46:43

Aliases: George Folsey , George J. Falsey

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 110

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Joseph Folsey, A.S.C. (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. Born in Brooklyn, Folsey was hired by Jesse Louis Lasky to work as an office boy in his newly formed Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in New York City. He earned his first screen credit for His Bridal Night in 1919. Leading lady Alice Brady was so satisfied with the way he photographed her she offered him a contract to shoot all her films. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career. Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and an NBC special starring figure skater Peggy Fleming, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming. Folsey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography thirteen times but never won. Eight months before his death he was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers, for which he served as President in 1956-57. Folsey's son George Jr. is a director/producer/editor. Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1982	Self	The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell 1982-01-02 Movie
1921	N/A	The Road to London 1921-11-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Director of Photography	Bone 1972-07-01 Movie
1963	Director of Photography	The Balcony 1963-03-21 Movie
1960	Director of Photography	Cash McCall 1960-01-27 Movie
1959	Director of Photography	Count Your Blessings 1959-04-23 Movie
1958	Director of Photography	Torpedo Run 1958-10-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The High Cost of Loving 1958-05-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Saddle the Wind 1958-03-20 Movie
1957	Director of Photography	House of Numbers 1957-09-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tip on a Dead Jockey 1957-09-06 Movie
1956	Director of Photography	The Power and the Prize 1956-09-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	These Wilder Years 1956-08-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Fastest Gun Alive 1956-07-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Forbidden Planet 1956-03-23 Movie
1955	Director of Photography	The Battle of Gettysburg 1955-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cobweb 1955-06-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hit the Deck 1955-02-24 Movie
1954	Director of Photography	Deep in My Heart 1954-12-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954-07-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Men of the Fighting Lady 1954-05-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Executive Suite 1954-04-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tennessee Champ 1954-03-03 Movie
1953	Director of Photography	All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953-11-13 Movie
1952	Director of Photography	Million Dollar Mermaid 1952-12-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Shadow in the Sky 1952-07-18 Movie
1951	Director of Photography	The Man with a Cloak 1951-11-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Law and the Lady 1951-07-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mr. Imperium 1951-03-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Vengeance Valley 1951-02-14 Movie
1950	Director of Photography	A Life of Her Own 1950-09-01 Movie
1949	Director of Photography	Malaya 1949-12-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Adam's Rib 1949-11-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Great Sinner 1949-06-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949-03-09 Movie
1948	Director of Photography	State of the Union 1948-04-30 Movie
1947	Director of Photography	Green Dolphin Street 1947-01-15 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	The Secret Heart 1946-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Green Years 1946-07-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Harvey Girls 1946-01-18 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	Ziegfeld Follies 1945-08-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Clock 1945-05-25 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	Meet Me in St. Louis 1944-11-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The White Cliffs of Dover 1944-05-11 Movie
1943	Director of Photography	A Guy Named Joe 1943-12-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Thousands Cheer 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Director of Photography	Andy Hardy's Double Life 1942-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Seven Sweethearts 1942-11-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant 1942-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Panama Hattie 1942-09-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Grand Central Murder 1942-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rio Rita 1942-03-11 Movie
1941	Director of Photography	Married Bachelor 1941-10-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lady Be Good 1941-09-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 1941-08-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Trial of Mary Dugan 1941-02-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Come Live with Me 1941-01-31 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	Remember? 1939-12-19 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	The Shining Hour 1938-11-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Marie Antoinette 1938-08-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hold That Kiss 1938-05-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Arsène Lupin Returns 1938-02-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mannequin 1938-01-21 Movie
1937	Director of Photography	The Bride Wore Red 1937-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937-02-19 Movie
1936	Director of Photography	The Gorgeous Hussy 1936-08-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hearts Divided 1936-06-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Great Ziegfeld 1936-04-08 Movie
1935	Director of Photography	Kind Lady 1935-12-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	I Live My Life 1935-10-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Page Miss Glory 1935-09-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Reckless 1935-04-19 Movie
1934	Director of Photography	Forsaking All Others 1934-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Chained 1934-08-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Operator 13 1934-06-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Men in White 1934-04-06 Movie
1933	Director of Photography	Going Hollywood 1933-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stage Mother 1933-09-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Reunion in Vienna 1933-06-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Storm at Daybreak 1933-06-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Men Must Fight 1933-02-17 Movie
1932	Director of Photography	The Animal Kingdom 1932-12-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Big Broadcast 1932-10-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Misleading Lady 1932-04-15 Movie
1931	Director of Photography	The Cheat 1931-11-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Secrets of a Secretary 1931-09-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Smiling Lieutenant 1931-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Honor Among Lovers 1931-02-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stolen Heaven 1931-02-20 Movie
1930	Director of Photography	The Royal Family of Broadway 1930-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Laughter 1930-09-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Animal Crackers 1930-08-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Big Pond 1930-05-03 Movie
1929	Director of Photography	The Battle of Paris 1929-12-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Glorifying the American Girl 1929-12-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Applause 1929-10-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cocoanuts 1929-05-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hole in the Wall 1929-04-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Letter 1929-03-17 Movie
1927	Director of Photography	Her Wild Oat 1927-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Naughty But Nice 1927-06-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Orchids and Ermine 1927-03-06 Movie
1926	Director of Photography	The Savage 1926-07-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Too Much Money 1926-01-03 Movie
1925	Director of Photography	Scarlet Saint 1925-11-08 Movie
1924	Director of Photography	Born Rich 1924-12-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Enchanted Cottage 1924-03-23 Movie
1923	Director of Photography	The Fighting Blade 1923-09-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Bright Shawl 1923-04-22 Movie
1922	Director of Photography	The Man from M.A.R.S. 1922-12-27 Movie
1921	Director of Photography	A Heart to Let 1921-07-18 Movie
1920	Director of Photography	The Fear Market 1920-01-25 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv