1956Nominee
Best Director
The Harder They Fall
Burnett Guffey
Actor · Director
Del Rio, Tennessee, USA
May 26, 1905
Biography
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1967Nominee
Best Director
Bonnie and Clyde
1953Nominee
Best Director
From Here to Eternity
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Director
The Silencers
1959Highlight
Best Director
Gidget
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The Harder They Fall
Bonnie and Clyde
From Here to Eternity