About

Known credits:
111
Birthday:
1901-09-01
Place of birth:
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Harry Stradling Sr.

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Harry Stradling Sr., A.S.C. (September 1, 1901 – February 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit.

His uncle Walter Stradling, son Harry Stradling Jr. and godson Gerald Perry Finnerman were also cinematographers.

Stradling was born Henry A. Stradling in Newark, New Jersey (some sources suggest Nesen, Germany, or England), the nephew of cameraman Walter Stradling (died 1918) who had worked with Mary Pickford. Confined to two-reelers in Hollywood, he left for France and Germany in the early 1930s. He made contributions to several Jacques Feyder films, Le Grand Jeu (1934), La Kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935), Die Klugen Frauen (1936) and Knight Without Armour (1937), his first under producer Alexander Korda in England. Other English films include Action for Slander (1937), The Divorce of Lady X (1938), South Riding, The Citadel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), The Lion Has Wings, Jamaica Inn (1939), Q Planes (1939).

Stradling moved to the United States at the beginning of World War II. Alfred Hitchcock engaged him for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Suspicion (1941). Stradling's last four films starred Barbra Streisand, including her Oscar-winning debut Funny Girl.

During his career, he photographed Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Simmons, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand.

Stradling died halfway through production of The Owl and the Pussycat in Hollywood, California.

Known for

Camera
1970 The Owl and the Pussycat Camera Director of Photography 59
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1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Camera Director of Photography 59
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1969 Hello, Dolly! Camera Director of Photography 63
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1968 Funny Girl Camera Director of Photography 64
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1966 Penelope Camera Director of Photography 58
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1966 Walk Don't Run Camera Director of Photography 59
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1966 Moment to Moment Camera Director of Photography 58
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1965 How to Murder Your Wife Camera Director of Photography 59
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1964 My Fair Lady Camera Director of Photography 70
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1963 Mary, Mary Camera Director of Photography 58
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1963 Island of Love Camera Director of Photography 58
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1962 Gypsy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1962 Five Finger Exercise Camera Director of Photography 58
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1961 A Majority of One Camera Director of Photography 58
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1961 On the Double Camera Director of Photography 59
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1961 Parrish Camera Director of Photography 58
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1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Camera Director of Photography 59
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1960 The Crowded Sky Camera Director of Photography 58
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1960 Who Was That Lady? Camera Director of Photography 59
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1959 A Summer Place Camera Director of Photography 59
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1959 The Young Philadelphians Camera Director of Photography 60
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1958 Auntie Mame Camera Director of Photography 60
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1958 Marjorie Morningstar Camera Director of Photography 59
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1957 The Pajama Game Camera Director of Photography 59
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1957 A Face in the Crowd Camera Director of Photography 64
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1956 The Eddy Duchin Story Camera Director of Photography 59
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1956 Helen of Troy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1955 Guys and Dolls Camera Director of Photography 61
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1954 Johnny Guitar Camera Director of Photography 65
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1953 Forever Female Camera Director of Photography 59
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1953 A Lion Is in the Streets Camera Director of Photography 58
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1953 Angel Face Camera Director of Photography 61
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1952 Hans Christian Andersen Camera Director of Photography 59
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1952 Androcles and the Lion Camera Director of Photography 59
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1952 My Son John Camera Director of Photography 58
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1951 I Want You Camera Director of Photography 58
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1951 A Streetcar Named Desire Camera Director of Photography 71
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1951 A Millionaire for Christy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1951 Valentino Camera Director of Photography 58
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1950 Edge of Doom Camera Director of Photography 59
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1950 The Yellow Cab Man Camera Director of Photography 59
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1949 Tension Camera Director of Photography 59
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1949 In the Good Old Summertime Camera Director of Photography 59
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1949 The Barkleys of Broadway Camera Director of Photography 59
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1948 Words and Music Camera Director of Photography 58
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1948 Easter Parade Camera Director of Photography 61
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1948 The Pirate Camera Director of Photography 59
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1947 Song of Love Camera Director of Photography 59
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1947 The Sea of Grass Camera Director of Photography 59
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1946 Till the Clouds Roll By Camera Director of Photography 58
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1946 Holiday in Mexico Camera Director of Photography 59
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1946 Easy to Wed Camera Director of Photography 58
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1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1945 Thrill of a Romance Camera Director of Photography 58
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1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray Camera Director of Photography 63
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1944 Bathing Beauty Camera Director of Photography 58
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1944 Song of Russia Camera Director of Photography 59
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1943 Swing Shift Maisie Camera Director of Photography 59
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1943 The Human Comedy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1942 White Cargo Camera Director of Photography 58
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1942 Her Cardboard Lover Camera Director of Photography 58
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1942 Maisie Gets Her Man Camera Director of Photography 59
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1942 Fingers at the Window Camera Director of Photography 58
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1942 Nazi Agent Camera Director of Photography 59
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1942 Mr. and Mrs. North Camera Director of Photography 58
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1941 The Corsican Brothers Camera Director of Photography 59
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1941 Suspicion Camera Director of Photography 66
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1941 The Men in Her Life Camera Director of Photography 58
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1941 The Devil and Miss Jones Camera Director of Photography 60
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1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Camera Director of Photography 59
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1940 They Knew What They Wanted Camera Director of Photography 58
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1940 My Son, My Son! Camera Director of Photography 58
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1939 The Lion Has Wings Camera Director of Photography 59
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1939 Over the Moon Camera Director of Photography 58
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1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story Camera Additional Photography 59
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1939 Jamaica Inn Camera Director of Photography 59
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1939 Pygmalion Camera Director of Photography 61
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1939 Q Planes Camera Director of Photography 59
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1938 The Citadel Camera Director of Photography 59
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1938 South Riding Camera Director of Photography 59
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1938 The Divorce of Lady X Camera Director of Photography 59
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1937 Knight Without Armour Camera Director of Photography 58
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1937 Action for Slander Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1937 Dark Journey Camera Director of Photography 59
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1936 Wer zuletzt küßt... Camera Director of Photography 59
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1936 Carnival in Flanders Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1936 Silhouettes Camera Director of Photography 59
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1935 Carnival in Flanders Camera Director of Photography 60
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1935 Episode Camera Director of Photography 58
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1935 What a Funny Kid! Camera Director of Photography 59
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1935 Ladies Only Compartment Camera Director of Photography 58
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1934 La Dame aux camélias Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1934 Le Bonheur Camera Director of Photography 59
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1934 Poliche Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1934 The Great Game Camera Director of Photography 59
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1933 The Ironmaster Camera Director of Photography 59
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1933 Suburban Melody Camera Director of Photography 59
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1932 Television: Czech Version Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 Students in Paris Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 He Is Charming Camera Director of Photography 59
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1931 The indictment Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1930 A Night in a Dormitory Camera Director of Photography 59
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1929 So This Is Marriage Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1929 Mother's Boy Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1922 How Women Love Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1922 Secrets of Paris Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1922 Fair Lady Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
1934 The Bread Peddler Crew Cinematography N/A
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1933 Espérame Crew Cinematography N/A
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1931 The men around Lucie Crew Cinematography N/A
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1925 Wandering Fires Crew Cinematography N/A
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