Biography
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Robert Burks, A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer known for being proficient in virtually every genre and equally at home with black-and-white or color.
Burks began his career as a special effects technician in the late 1930s before becoming a director of photography in the mid-1940s. His first credit in this field was Jammin' the Blues (1944), a short film featuring leading jazz musicians of the day.
Burks collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on twelve of the director's films. Beginning with Strangers on a Train in 1951 (which secured him an Oscar nomination) through Marnie in 1964, he shot every Hitchcock film except Psycho in 1960. Additional credits include The Fountainhead, Beyond the Forest, The Glass Menagerie, The Spirit of St.
Filmography
Robert Burks's best-known films, from newest to oldest.
- 1965A Patch of BlueCinematography
- 1965Once a ThiefCinematography
- 1964MarnieCinematography
- 1963The BirdsCinematography
- 1962The Music ManCinematography
- 1959North by NorthwestCinematography
- 1959The Black OrchidCinematography
- 1958VertigoCinematography
- 1957The Spirit of St. LouisCinematography
- 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchCinematography
- 1956The Wrong ManCinematography
- 1955To Catch a ThiefCinematography
- 1955The Trouble with HarryCinematography
- 1954Rear WindowCinematography
- 1954Dial M for MurderCinematography
- 1953I ConfessCinematography
- 1953HondoCinematography
- 1952Room for One MoreCinematography
- 1951Strangers on a TrainCinematography
- 1951The EnforcerCinematography
- 1949The FountainheadCinematography
- 1949Beyond the ForestCinematography
- 1946The VerdictCinematography
- 1944Jammin' the BluesCinematography
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