Harry Stradling Sr.
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-09-01
Day of Death
1970-02-14 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Harry Stradling Sr.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Stradling Sr., A.S.C. (September 1, 1901 – February 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit.
His uncle Walter Stradling, son Harry Stradling Jr. and godson Gerald Perry Finnerman were also cinematographers.
Stradling was born Henry A. Stradling in Newark, New Jersey (some sources suggest Nesen, Germany, or England), the nephew of cameraman Walter Stradling (died 1918) who had worked with Mary Pickford. Confined to two-reelers in Hollywood, he left for France and Germany in the early 1930s. He made contributions to several Jacques Feyder films, Le Grand Jeu (1934), La Kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935), Die Klugen Frauen (1936) and Knight Without Armour (1937), his first under producer Alexander Korda in England. Other English films include Action 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 of World War II. Alfred Hitchcock engaged him for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Suspicion (1941). Stradling's last four films starred Barbra Streisand, including her Oscar-winning debut Funny Girl.
During his career, he photographed Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Simmons, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand.
Stradling died halfway through production of The Owl and the Pussycat in Hollywood, California.
Known For
Crew
(1970)
The Owl and the Pussycat
Director of Photography
(1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Director of Photography
(1969)
Hello, Dolly!
Director of Photography
(1968)
Funny Girl
Director of Photography
(1966)
Penelope
Director of Photography
(1966)
Walk Don't Run
Director of Photography
(1966)
Moment to Moment
Director of Photography
(1965)
How to Murder Your Wife
Director of Photography
(1964)
My Fair Lady
Director of Photography
(1963)
Mary, Mary
Director of Photography
(1963)
Island of Love
Director of Photography
(1962)
Gypsy
Director of Photography
(1962)
Five Finger Exercise
Director of Photography
(1961)
On the Double
Director of Photography
(1961)
A Majority of One
Director of Photography
(1961)
Parrish
Director of Photography
(1960)
The Crowded Sky
Director of Photography
(1960)
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Director of Photography
(1960)
Who Was That Lady?
Director of Photography
(1959)
The Young Philadelphians
Director of Photography
(1959)
A Summer Place
Director of Photography
(1958)
Auntie Mame
Director of Photography
(1958)
Marjorie Morningstar
Director of Photography
(1957)
A Face in the Crowd
Director of Photography
(1957)
The Pajama Game
Director of Photography
(1956)
Helen of Troy
Director of Photography
(1956)
The Eddy Duchin Story
Director of Photography
(1955)
Guys and Dolls
Director of Photography
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
Director of Photography
(1953)
Angel Face
Director of Photography
(1953)
Forever Female
Director of Photography
(1953)
A Lion Is in the Streets
Director of Photography
(1952)
Hans Christian Andersen
Director of Photography
(1952)
My Son John
Director of Photography
(1952)
Androcles and the Lion
Director of Photography
(1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Director of Photography
(1951)
I Want You
Director of Photography
(1951)
Valentino
Director of Photography
(1951)
A Millionaire for Christy
Director of Photography
(1950)
Edge of Doom
Director of Photography
(1950)
The Yellow Cab Man
Director of Photography
(1949)
In the Good Old Summertime
Director of Photography
(1949)
Tension
Director of Photography
(1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway
Director of Photography
(1948)
The Pirate
Director of Photography
(1948)
Easter Parade
Director of Photography
(1948)
Words and Music
Director of Photography
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
Director of Photography
(1947)
Song of Love
Director of Photography
(1946)
Till the Clouds Roll By
Director of Photography
(1946)
Holiday in Mexico
Director of Photography
(1946)
Easy to Wed
Director of Photography
(1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Director of Photography
(1945)
Thrill of a Romance
Director of Photography
(1945)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
Director of Photography
(1944)
Bathing Beauty
Director of Photography
(1944)
Song of Russia
Director of Photography
(1943)
The Human Comedy
Director of Photography
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
Director of Photography
(1942)
Fingers at the Window
Director of Photography
(1942)
Nazi Agent
Director of Photography
(1942)
White Cargo
Director of Photography
(1942)
Mr. and Mrs. North
Director of Photography
(1942)
Her Cardboard Lover
Director of Photography
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
Director of Photography
(1941)
Suspicion
Director of Photography
(1941)
The Devil and Miss Jones
Director of Photography
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Director of Photography
(1941)
The Corsican Brothers
Director of Photography
(1941)
The Men in Her Life
Director of Photography
(1940)
They Knew What They Wanted
Director of Photography
(1940)
My Son, My Son!
Director of Photography
(1939)
Over the Moon
Director of Photography
(1939)
Jamaica Inn
Director of Photography
(1939)
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Additional Photography
(1939)
Q Planes
Director of Photography
(1939)
Pygmalion
Director of Photography
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
Director of Photography
(1938)
The Divorce of Lady X
Director of Photography
(1938)
South Riding
Director of Photography
(1938)
The Citadel
Director of Photography
(1937)
Action for Slander
Director of Photography
(1937)
Knight Without Armour
Director of Photography
(1937)
Dark Journey
Director of Photography
(1936)
Silhouettes
Director of Photography
(1936)
Carnival in Flanders
Director of Photography
(1936)
Wer zuletzt küßt...
Director of Photography
(1935)
Carnival in Flanders
Director of Photography
(1935)
Episode
Director of Photography
(1935)
Ladies Only Compartment
Director of Photography
(1935)
What a Funny Kid!
Director of Photography
(1934)
The Bread Peddler
Cinematography
(1934)
Le Bonheur
Director of Photography
(1934)
The Great Game
Director of Photography
(1934)
La Dame aux camélias
Director of Photography
(1934)
Poliche
Director of Photography
(1933)
Espérame
Cinematography
(1933)
Suburban Melody
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Ironmaster
Director of Photography
(1932)
He Is Charming
Director of Photography
(1932)
Students in Paris
Director of Photography
(1932)
Television: Czech Version
Director of Photography
(1931)
The men around Lucie
Cinematography
(1931)
The indictment
Director of Photography
(1930)
A Night in a Dormitory
Director of Photography
(1929)
So This Is Marriage
Director of Photography
(1929)
Mother's Boy
Director of Photography
(1925)
Wandering Fires
Cinematography
(1922)
Secrets of Paris
Director of Photography
(1922)
How Women Love
Director of Photography
(1922)
Fair Lady
Director of Photography