George J. Folsey
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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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movieThe Balcony
1963
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movieI Passed for White
1960
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movieCash McCall
1960
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movieCount Your Blessings
1959
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movieTorpedo Run
1958
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movieThe High Cost of Loving
1958
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movieSaddle the Wind
1958
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movieHouse of Numbers
1957
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movieTip on a Dead Jockey
1957
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movieThe Power and the Prize
1956
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movieThese Wilder Years
1956
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movieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956
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movieForbidden Planet
1956
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movieThe Battle of Gettysburg
1955
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movieThe Cobweb
1955
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movieHit the Deck
1955
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movieDeep in My Heart
1954
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movieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
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movieMen of the Fighting Lady
1954
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movieExecutive Suite
1954
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movieTennessee Champ
1954
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movieAll the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
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movieMillion Dollar Mermaid
1952
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movieShadow in the Sky
1952
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movieLovely to Look At
1952
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movieThe Man with a Cloak
1951
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movieThe Law and the Lady
1951
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movieMr. Imperium
1951
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movieVengeance Valley
1951
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movieA Life of Her Own
1950
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movieThe Big Hangover
1950
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movieMalaya
1949
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movieAdam's Rib
1949
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movieThe Great Sinner
1949
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movieTake Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
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movieState of the Union
1948
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movieGreen Dolphin Street
1947
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movieThe Secret Heart
1946
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movieTill the Clouds Roll By
1946
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movieThe Green Years
1946
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movieThe Harvey Girls
1946
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movieZiegfeld Follies
1945
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movieThe Clock
1945
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movieMeet Me in St. Louis
1944
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movieThe White Cliffs of Dover
1944
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movieA Guy Named Joe
1944
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movieThousands Cheer
1943
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movieAndy Hardy's Double Life
1942
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movieSeven Sweethearts
1942
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movieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
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moviePanama Hattie
1942
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movieGrand Central Murder
1942
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movieRio Rita
1942
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movieMarried Bachelor
1941
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movieLady Be Good
1941
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movieDr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
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movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
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movieCome Live with Me
1941
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movieThird Finger, Left Hand
1940
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movieRemember?
1939
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movieFast and Loose
1939
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movieThe Shining Hour
1938
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movieMarie Antoinette
1938
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movieHold That Kiss
1938
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movieArsène Lupin Returns
1938
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movieMannequin
1938
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movieThe Bride Wore Red
1937
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movieThe Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
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movieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936
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movieHearts Divided
1936
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movieThe Great Ziegfeld
1936
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movieKind Lady
1935
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movieI Live My Life
1935
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moviePage Miss Glory
1935
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movieReckless
1935
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movieForsaking All Others
1934
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movieChained
1934
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movieOperator 13
1934
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movieMen in White
1934
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movieGoing Hollywood
1933
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movieStage Mother
1933
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movieReunion in Vienna
1933
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movieStorm at Daybreak
1933
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movieMen Must Fight
1933
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movieThe Animal Kingdom
1932
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movieThe Big Broadcast
1932
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movieThe Misleading Lady
1932
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movieThe Cheat
1931
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movieSecrets of a Secretary
1931
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movieThe Smiling Lieutenant
1931
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movieHonor Among Lovers
1931
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movieStolen Heaven
1931
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movieThe Royal Family of Broadway
1930
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movieLaughter
1930
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movieAnimal Crackers
1930
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movieDangerous Nan McGrew
1930
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movieThe Big Pond
1930
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movieGlorifying the American Girl
1929
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movieThe Battle of Paris
1929
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movieApplause
1929
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movieThe Cocoanuts
1929
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movieThe Hole in the Wall
1929
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movieThe Letter
1929
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movieHer Wild Oat
1927
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movieAmerican Beauty
1927
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movieNaughty But Nice
1927
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movieSee You in Jail
1927
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movieOrchids and Ermine
1927
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movieThe Savage
1926
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movieToo Much Money
1926
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movieScarlet Saint
1925
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movieBorn Rich
1924
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movieThe Enchanted Cottage
1924
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movieThe Fighting Blade
1923
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movieThe Bright Shawl
1923
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movieThe Man from M.A.R.S.
1922
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movieSlim Shoulders
1922
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movieWhat's Wrong with the Women?
1922
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movieA Game Chicken
1922
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movieA Heart to Let
1921
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movieThe Stolen Kiss
1920
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movieSinners
1920
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movieThe Fear Market
1920
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918
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movieAnatomy of an Accident
1961
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movieLady of the Tropics
1939
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movieThe Half-Way Girl
1925
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