Sol Polito
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-11-12
Day of Death
1960-05-23 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Sol Polito
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s.
Salvatore Polito was born November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City and began working in the motion picture industry as a still photographer. After experience as a lab assistant and camera assistant, he was promoted to lighting cameraman in 1917.
Polito married Frances (Francesca) D'Angelis in New York in 1914. The union produced two sons. The elder son Gene Polito (1918-2010) also became a cinematographer. Younger son S. Robert Polito (1922-2015) became a physician.
Polito moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1919 to continue his career at First National Pictures and Warner Bros. He worked on more than 170 films at various studios, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy.
Polito died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1960, aged 67, and was entombed in the Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California.
Polito received three Academy Award nominations: 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Best Cinematography (Color), shared with W. Howard Greene 1941: Sergeant York, Best Cinematography (Black and White) 1942: Captains of the Clouds, Best Cinematography (Color)
Known For
Crew
(1949)
Anna Lucasta
Director of Photography
(1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number
Director of Photography
(1947)
The Long Night
Director of Photography
(1947)
Escape Me Never
Director of Photography
(1947)
The Voice of the Turtle
Director of Photography
(1946)
A Stolen Life
Director of Photography
(1946)
Cloak and Dagger
Director of Photography
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
Director of Photography
(1945)
The Corn Is Green
Director of Photography
(1945)
Rhapsody in Blue
Director of Photography
(1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director of Photography
(1944)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Director of Photography
(1943)
Old Acquaintance
Director of Photography
(1943)
This Is the Army
Director of Photography
(1942)
The Gay Sisters
Director of Photography
(1942)
Captains of the Clouds
Director of Photography
(1942)
Now, Voyager
Director of Photography
(1941)
The Sea Wolf
Director of Photography
(1941)
Sergeant York
Director of Photography
(1941)
Navy Blues
Cinematography
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
Director of Photography
(1940)
City for Conquest
Director of Photography
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
Director of Photography
(1940)
Virginia City
Director of Photography
(1939)
Four Wives
Director of Photography
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Director of Photography
(1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Director of Photography
(1939)
Dodge City
Director of Photography
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Director of Photography
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Director of Photography
(1938)
Angels with Dirty Faces
Director of Photography
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
Director of Photography
(1938)
Boy Meets Girl
Director of Photography
(1938)
Gold Diggers in Paris
Director of Photography
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
Director of Photography
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
Director of Photography
(1937)
Varsity Show
Director of Photography
(1937)
Ready, Willing and Able
Director of Photography
(1936)
The Petrified Forest
Director of Photography
(1936)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Director of Photography
(1936)
Three Men on a Horse
Director of Photography
(1936)
Sons o' Guns
Director of Photography
(1936)
Colleen
Director of Photography
(1935)
The Woman in Red
Director of Photography
(1935)
Frisco Kid
Director of Photography
(1935)
Shipmates Forever
Director of Photography
(1935)
In Caliente
Director of Photography
(1935)
'G' Men
Director of Photography
(1934)
Dames
Director of Photography
(1934)
Sweet Adeline
Director of Photography
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
Director of Photography
(1934)
Dark Hazard
Director of Photography
(1934)
Flirtation Walk
Director of Photography
(1934)
Dr. Monica
Director of Photography
(1934)
Madame du Barry
Director of Photography
(1934)
Wonder Bar
Director of Photography
(1933)
42nd Street
Director of Photography
(1933)
Picture Snatcher
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Working Man
Director of Photography
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Mind Reader
Director of Photography
(1932)
Two Seconds
Director of Photography
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Director of Photography
(1932)
Fireman, Save My Child
Director of Photography
(1932)
The Dark Horse
Director of Photography
(1932)
Blessed Event
Director of Photography
(1932)
It's Tough to Be Famous
Director of Photography
(1932)
Union Depot
Director of Photography
(1932)
Three on a Match
Director of Photography
(1931)
Five Star Final
Director of Photography
(1931)
Local Boy Makes Good
Director of Photography
(1931)
Suicide Fleet
Director of Photography
(1931)
The Ruling Voice
Director of Photography
(1931)
Big Business Girl
Director of Photography
(1931)
The Hot Heiress
Director of Photography
(1931)
Woman Hungry
Director of Photography
(1931)
The Bargain
Cinematography
(1930)
Playing Around
Director of Photography
(1930)
Going Wild
Director of Photography
(1930)
Numbered Men
Director of Photography
(1930)
Show Girl in Hollywood
Director of Photography
(1930)
No, No, Nanette
Director of Photography
(1930)
The Widow from Chicago
Director of Photography
(1930)
The Girl of the Golden West
Cinematography
(1929)
Seven Footprints to Satan
Director of Photography
(1929)
The Man and the Moment
Director of Photography
(1929)
Broadway Babies
Director of Photography
(1929)
Twin Beds
Cinematography
(1929)
Paris
Director of Photography
(1928)
The Shepherd of the Hills
Director of Photography
(1928)
Heart to Heart
Director of Photography
(1928)
The Hawk's Nest
Cinematography
(1928)
Scarlet Seas
Director of Photography
(1928)
Burning Daylight
Director of Photography
(1928)
The Border Patrol
Director of Photography
(1927)
Gun Gospel
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Overland Stage
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Land Beyond the Law
Director of Photography
(1927)
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Cinematography
(1927)
Lonesome Ladies
Director of Photography
(1927)
Somewhere in Sonora
Director of Photography
(1926)
Senor Daredevil
Director of Photography
(1926)
The Unknown Cavalier
Director of Photography
(1926)
Satan Town
Camera Operator
(1925)
Soft Shoes
Director of Photography
(1924)
A Cafe in Cairo
Cinematography
(1924)
Roaring Rails
Director of Photography
(1924)
Why Men Leave Home
Director of Photography
(1924)
The Siren Of Seville
Director of Photography
(1924)
The Lightning Rider
Director of Photography
(1923)
The Bishop of the Ozarks
Director of Photography
(1920)
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Director of Photography
(1919)
In Wrong
Director of Photography
(1919)
Should a Woman Tell?
Director of Photography
(1919)
Bill Apperson's Boy
Director of Photography
(1919)
Burglar by Proxy
Director of Photography
(1917)
Her Second Husband
Camera Operator
(1916)
Fate's Boomerang
Director of Photography
(1916)
The World Against Him
Director of Photography
(1916)
Fruits of Desire
Director of Photography
(1915)
The Cotton King
Director of Photography
(1915)
The Butterfly
Director of Photography
(1914)
Rip Van Winkle
Director of Photography