Harry Stradling, A.S.C. | |
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| Born | (1901-09-01)September 1, 1901 Newark,New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1970(1970-02-14) (aged 68) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Years active | 1920–1970 |
| Children | Harry Stradling Jr. |
Henry A. Stradling,A.S.C. (September 1, 1901 – February 14, 1970) was an Americancinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit.
His uncleWalter Stradling, sonHarry Stradling Jr. and godsonGerald Perry Finnerman were also cinematographers.
Stradling was born inNewark, New Jersey (some sources suggestNeesen [de][?], Germany,[1] or England),[2] the nephew ofcameramanWalter Stradling (died 1918) who had worked withMary Pickford. Confined to two-reelers inHollywood, he left for France and Germany in the early 1930s. He made contributions to severalJacques Feyder films,Le Grand Jeu (1934),La Kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935),Die Klugen Frauen (1936) andKnight Without Armour (1937), his first under producerAlexander Korda in England. Other English films includeAction for Slander (1937),The Divorce of Lady X (1938),South Riding,The Citadel (1938),Pygmalion (1938),The Lion Has Wings,Jamaica Inn (1939),Q Planes (1939).
Stradling moved to the United States at the beginning ofWorld War II.Alfred Hitchcock engaged him forMr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) andSuspicion (1941). Stradling's last four films starredBarbra Streisand, including her Oscar-winning debutFunny Girl.
During his career, he photographedMarlene Dietrich,Vivien Leigh,Katharine Hepburn,Carole Lombard,Audrey Hepburn,Jean Simmons,Esther Williams,Lucille Ball,Hedy Lamarr,Rosalind Russell,Kim Novak,Judy Garland, andBarbra Streisand.
Stradling died halfway through production ofThe Owl and the Pussycat inHollywood, California.
