Leonard Smith
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonard Smith (April 19, 1894 – October 20, 1947) was a cinematographer who had over 70 film credits from a career that spanned from 1915 to 1946. Smith's start as a cinematographer came on the now lost 1915 silent film The Battle Cry of Peace. Throughout his career he also occasionally worked in the camera and electrical department. Smith's first Academy Award for Best Cinematography (color) nomination came in 1942, for his work on Billy the Kid, sharing the nomination with William V. Skall. In 1944 he was nominated for Lassie Come Home. Smith was again nominated in 1946 for National Velvet, and in 1947, shortly before his death, he received his sole win, for The Yearling. He shared the award with Arthur Arling and Charles Rosher. All of Smith's nominations and wins were in the Color category. Smith served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1941 until his death on October 20, 1947, at the age of 53.
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movieThe Yearling
1946
Director of Photography
movieCourage of Lassie
1946
Director of Photography
movieNational Velvet
1945
Director of Photography
movieBroadway Rhythm
1944
Director of Photography
movieLassie Come Home
1943
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movieBest Foot Forward
1943
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movieSeven Sweethearts
1942
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movieShip Ahoy
1942
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movieDesign for Scandal
1941
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movieSmilin' Through
1941
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movieBilly the Kid
1941
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movieGo West
1940
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movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940
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movieThe Captain is a Lady
1940
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movieThe Mortal Storm
1940
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movieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940
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movieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
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movieAt the Circus
1939
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movieMaisie
1939
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movieTarzan Finds a Son!
1939
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movieFour Girls in White
1939
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movieStand Up and Fight
1939
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movieMarie Antoinette
1938
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movieParadise for Three
1938
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movieThoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
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movieMarried Before Breakfast
1937
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movieA Day at the Races
1937
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movieDangerous Number
1937
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movieSinner Take All
1936
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movieTarzan Escapes
1936
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movieThe Devil-Doll
1936
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movieTough Guy
1936
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movieTrained Hoofs
1935
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movieDonkey Baseball
1935
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movieMurder in the Private Car
1934
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movieYou Can't Buy Everything
1934
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movieEskimo
1933
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movieSo This Is Africa
1933
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movieHold 'Em Jail
1932
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movieCasanova Against His Will
1931
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movieCheri-Bibi
1931
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movieStepping Out
1931
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movieParlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
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movieReducing
1931
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movieThe Big House
1930
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movieFree and Easy
1930
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movieThey Learned About Women
1930
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movieSo This Is College
1929
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movieThe Idle Rich
1929
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movieThe Cloudhopper
1925
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movieThe Wizard of Oz
1925
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movieJonah Jones
1924
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movieThe Battle Cry of Peace
1915
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movieSidewalks of New York
1931
Cinematography
movieBuster se marie
1931
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Love in Every Port
1931
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movieDoughboys
1930
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Careful Please
1926
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Cheap Skates
1925
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movieOur Miss Brooks
1956
Fabian "Stretch" Snodgrass