Loyal Allen Griggs
On set ofWe're No Angels,Gloria Talbott and Loyal Griggs
Born	(1906-08-15)August 15, 1906 Elk,Sanilac County, Michigan, U.S.
Died	May 6, 1978(1978-05-06) (aged 71) U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer

Loyal Griggs,A.S.C. (August 15, 1906 – May 6, 1978) was an American cinematographer.

Griggs joined the staff ofParamount Pictures in 1924 after graduating from school and initially worked at the studio's process department. He was promoted from assistant photographer to second unit photographer to camera process photographer, before becoming director of photography for three 1951 releases:Crosswinds,Passage West andThe Last Outpost.

Griggs won theAcademy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1953 WesternShane.^[1] He was part of the production team that received anAcademy Honorary Award at the11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount filmSpawn of the North.^[2]

Griggs' other Paramount films as cinematographer included the 1954 musicalWhite Christmas, the 1956Cecil B. DeMille epicThe Ten Commandments, and theJerry Lewis comediesThe Sad Sack (1957) andVisit to a Small Planet (1960). He was also the cinematographer onGeorge Stevens' 1965United Artists releaseThe Greatest Story Ever Told as well asOtto Preminger's World War II drama of that same year,In Harm's Way. His final film was the 1971American International Pictures comedyBunny O'Hare starringBette Davis andErnest Borgnine.^[3]

• Hot News (1928)
• Shane (1953)
• White Christmas (1954)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• The Sad Sack (1957)
• Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
• In Harm's Way (1965)
• Bunny O'Hare (1971)

• Loyal Griggs atIMDb

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