Leonard Smith
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-04-19
Day of Death
1947-10-20 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Leonard Smith
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1956)
Our Miss Brooks
as Fabian "Stretch" Snodgrass
Crew
(1946)
The Yearling
Director of Photography
(1946)
Courage of Lassie
Director of Photography
(1945)
National Velvet
Director of Photography
(1944)
Broadway Rhythm
Director of Photography
(1943)
Lassie Come Home
Director of Photography
(1943)
Best Foot Forward
Director of Photography
(1942)
Ship Ahoy
Director of Photography
(1942)
Seven Sweethearts
Director of Photography
(1941)
Design for Scandal
Director of Photography
(1941)
Billy the Kid
Director of Photography
(1941)
Smilin' Through
Director of Photography
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
Director of Photography
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
Director of Photography
(1940)
Go West
Director of Photography
(1940)
The Captain Is a Lady
Director of Photography
(1940)
The Ghost Comes Home
Director of Photography
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Director of Photography
(1939)
At the Circus
Director of Photography
(1939)
Four Girls in White
Director of Photography
(1939)
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Director of Photography
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
Director of Photography
(1939)
Maisie
Director of Photography
(1938)
Paradise for Three
Director of Photography
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
Director of Photography
(1937)
Married Before Breakfast
Director of Photography
(1937)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Director of Photography
(1937)
Dangerous Number
Director of Photography
(1937)
A Day at the Races
Director of Photography
(1936)
The Devil-Doll
Director of Photography
(1936)
Sinner Take All
Director of Photography
(1936)
Tarzan Escapes
Director of Photography
(1936)
Tough Guy
Director of Photography
(1935)
Trained Hoofs
Director of Photography
(1935)
Donkey Baseball
Director of Photography
(1934)
Murder in the Private Car
Director of Photography
(1934)
You Can't Buy Everything
Director of Photography
(1933)
So This Is Africa
Director of Photography
(1933)
Eskimo
Director of Photography
(1932)
Hold 'Em Jail
Director of Photography
(1931)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Director of Photography
(1931)
Reducing
Director of Photography
(1931)
Love in Every Port
Cinematography
(1931)
Sidewalks of New York
Cinematography
(1931)
Stepping Out
Director of Photography
(1930)
Free and Easy
Director of Photography
(1930)
They Learned About Women
Director of Photography
(1930)
The Big House
Director of Photography
(1930)
Doughboys
Cinematography
(1929)
The Idle Rich
Director of Photography
(1929)
So This Is College
Director of Photography
(1926)
Careful Please
Cinematography
(1925)
The Cloudhopper
Director of Photography
(1925)
The Wizard of Oz
Director of Photography
(1925)
Cheap Skates
Cinematography
(1924)
Jonah Jones
Director of Photography
(1915)
The Battle Cry of Peace
Director of Photography