George J. Folsey
Known for: Camera
Born: July 2, 1898
Died: November 1, 1988
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
George Joseph Folsey (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. 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. was a director/producer/editor. Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.
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Filmography
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9.0
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982
5.2
The Balcony
1963
8.0
Anatomy of an Accident
1961
7.0
I Passed for White
1960
6.3
Cash McCall
1960
4.8
Count Your Blessings
1959
6.1
Torpedo Run
1958
6.6
The High Cost of Loving
1958
6.7
Saddle the Wind
1958
5.7
House of Numbers
1957
6.6
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957
6.3
The Power and the Prize
1956
6.5
These Wilder Years
1956
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
7.3
Forbidden Planet
1956
6.1
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
5.7
The Cobweb
1955
5.0
Hit the Deck
1955
6.7
Deep in My Heart
1954
7.1
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
6.3
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
7.1
Executive Suite
1954
6.5
Tennessee Champ
1954
6.1
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
6.5
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
7.0
Shadow in the Sky
1952
5.5
Lovely to Look At
1952
6.8
The Man with a Cloak
1951
6.4
The Law and the Lady
1951
5.1
Mr. Imperium
1951
5.4
Vengeance Valley
1951
5.3
A Life of Her Own
1950
6.4
The Big Hangover
1950
6.9
Malaya
1949
7.1
Adam's Rib
1949
6.8
The Great Sinner
1949
6.7
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
6.8
State of the Union
1948
6.3
Green Dolphin Street
1947
6.5
The Secret Heart
1946
5.8
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
6.4
The Green Years
1946
6.6
The Harvey Girls
1946
6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
7.1
The Clock
1945
7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
6.7
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944
6.4
Thousands Cheer
1943
5.0
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942
6.3
Seven Sweethearts
1942
6.5
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
5.7
Panama Hattie
1942
5.7
Grand Central Murder
1942
6.0
Rio Rita
1942
6.4
Married Bachelor
1941
5.5
Lady Be Good
1941
6.8
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
19416.0
You Can't Fool a Camera
1941
6.5
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941
7.0
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
6.0
Remember?
1939
6.5
Lady of the Tropics
1939
5.9
Fast and Loose
1939
6.7
The Shining Hour
1938
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938
7.0
Hold That Kiss
1938
6.3
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
6.0
Mannequin
1938
6.7
The Bride Wore Red
1937
5.9
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
5.5
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
5.5
Hearts Divided
1936
6.3
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
6.8
Kind Lady
1935
6.6
I Live My Life
1935
6.7
Page Miss Glory
1935
5.1
Reckless
1935
6.0
Forsaking All Others
1934
7.0
Chained
1934
5.9
Operator 13
1934
6.3
Men in White
1934
5.5
Going Hollywood
1933
6.3
Stage Mother
1933
7.2
Reunion in Vienna
1933
6.6
Storm at Daybreak
1933
6.2
Men Must Fight
1933
5.6
The Animal Kingdom
1932
7.1
The Big Broadcast
1932
7.0
The Misleading Lady
1932
6.3
The Cheat
1931
6.0
Secrets of a Secretary
1931
6.8
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
5.9
Honor Among Lovers
1931
7.0
Stolen Heaven
1931
5.9
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930
5.0
Laughter
1930
6.9
Animal Crackers
1930
4.5
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930
6.1
The Big Pond
1930
5.6
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
7.5
The Battle of Paris
1929
6.2
Applause
1929
6.5
The Cocoanuts
1929
5.4
The Hole in the Wall
1929
5.6
The Letter
1929
10.0
Her Wild Oat
1927
3.0
American Beauty
1927
9.0
Naughty But Nice
1927
7.0
See You in Jail
1927
5.9
Orchids and Ermine
1927
9.0
The Savage
1926
9.0
Too Much Money
1926
9.0
Scarlet Saint
1925
9.0
The Half-Way Girl
1925
4.0
Born Rich
1924
7.2
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
7.0
The Fighting Blade
1923
7.0
The Bright Shawl
1923
7.0
The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922
8.0
Slim Shoulders
1922
8.0
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922
9.0
A Game Chicken
1922
9.0
The Road to London
1921
7.0
A Heart to Let
1921
9.0
The Stolen Kiss
1920
8.0
Sinners
1920
7.0
The Fear Market
1920NR
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918