Robert De Grasse

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert De Grasse (February 9, 1900 - January 28, 1971) was an American cinematographer. Born in Maplewood, New Jersey where his family was working in the fledgling movie industry, he was the nephew of film actor Sam De Grasse. Robert De Grasse began his career as an assistant cameraman then moved on to become a full-time cinematographer by the time he was 21 years old. He worked on over 100 movies including Vigil in the Night (1940), The Leopard Man (1943) and The Body Snatcher (1945) as well as classic television shows such as I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show. In 1939, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Vivacious Lady. Robert De Grasse died in 1971 in Newport Beach, California.

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Out of the Past

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The Leopard Man

(1943) Director of Photography

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The Body Snatcher

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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

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Tall in the Saddle

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Stage Door

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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

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The Men

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Acting

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Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1953	Director of Photography	Marry Me Again 1953-09-22 Movie
1951	Director of Photography	Chicago Calling 1951-12-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Double Dynamite 1951-12-25 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Blue Veil 1951-10-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The First Legion 1951-05-04 Movie
1950	Director of Photography	The Men 1950-07-20 Movie
1949	Director of Photography	A Dangerous Profession 1949-12-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Kiss for Corliss 1949-11-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Make Mine Laughs 1949-08-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Follow Me Quietly 1949-07-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Home of the Brave 1949-05-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Window 1949-05-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Adventure in Baltimore 1949-04-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Clay Pigeon 1949-03-03 Movie
1948	Director of Photography	Bodyguard 1948-09-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Miracle of the Bells 1948-03-27 Movie
1947	Director of Photography	The Judge Steps Out 1947-12-15 Movie
	Additional Photography	Out of the Past 1947-11-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947-09-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Born to Kill 1947-04-30 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	Genius at Work 1946-10-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Crack-Up 1946-09-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Badman's Territory 1946-05-04 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	The House I Live In 1945-11-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	George White's Scandals 1945-10-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Flame of Barbary Coast 1945-05-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Body Snatcher 1945-05-25 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	Tall in the Saddle 1944-09-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Step Lively 1944-07-26 Movie
1943	Director of Photography	The Leopard Man 1943-05-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lady of Burlesque 1943-05-01 Movie
1942	Director of Photography	Seven Miles from Alcatraz 1942-11-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Seven Days' Leave 1942-11-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Mayor of 44th Street 1942-10-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	My Favorite Spy 1942-06-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Date with the Falcon 1942-01-16 Movie
1941	Director of Photography	Unexpected Uncle 1941-11-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Father Takes a Wife 1941-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Footlight Fever 1941-03-21 Movie
1940	Director of Photography	Kitty Foyle 1940-12-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lucky Partners 1940-08-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Vigil in the Night 1940-02-05 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	5th Ave Girl 1939-09-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bachelor Mother 1939-06-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939-03-29 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	Carefree 1938-09-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Having Wonderful Time 1938-07-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Vivacious Lady 1938-05-13 Movie
1937	Director of Photography	Stage Door 1937-10-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1937-04-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Quality Street 1937-03-26 Movie
1936	Director of Photography	Wanted: Jane Turner 1936-12-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Woman Rebels 1936-11-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	M'Liss 1936-07-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Love on a Bet 1936-03-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Chatterbox 1936-01-17 Movie
1935	Director of Photography	Seven Keys to Baldpate 1935-12-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Alice Adams 1935-08-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Break of Hearts 1935-05-31 Movie
1934	Camera Operator	The Little Minister 1934-12-28 Movie
1932	Camera Operator	The Conquerors 1932-11-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case 1932-08-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Water Gipsies 1932-03-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Nine Till Six 1932-03-14 Movie
1923	Director of Photography	Canyon of the Fools 1923-01-21 Movie
1922	Director of Photography	The Kickback 1922-06-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv