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Harry Stradling Sr.
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He is one of the few cinematographers, if not the only one, to have photographed both a non-musical version of a film (
Pygmalion (1938)
) and its musical remake (
My Fair Lady (1964)
).
Cinematographer for nine Oscar Best Picture nominees:
Pygmalion (1938)
,
The Citadel (1938)
,
Suspicion (1941)
,
The Human Comedy (1943)
,
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
,
Auntie Mame (1958)
,
My Fair Lady (1964)
,
Funny Girl (1968)
and
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
. My Fair Lady won Best Picture.
Was fired from the production
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
for attempting to "beautify"
Elizabeth Taylor
. He was replaced by
Haskell Wexler
just after filming began.
Father of cinematographer
Harry Stradling Jr.
.
Nephew of cinematographer
Walter Stradling
.
The last four pictures he worked on starred
Barbra Streisand
.
Grandfather to Emmy award winning writer
James H. Brown
(
Guiding Light (1952)
,
Dynasty (1981)
,
Port Charles (1997)
).
His daughter Marilyn was the mother of
James H. Brown
.
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