Nicholas Musuraca

Italian-born cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca (October 25, 1892 - September 3, 1975) began his film career as the chauffeur for silent-movie producer J. Stuart Blackton. He worked behind the scenes on numerous silent and B-movie action films before becoming one of RKO Pictures prime director of photography in the 1930s.

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Cinematographer - October 25 - 1892 - September 3 - 1975 - J. Stuart Blackton - B-movie - RKO Pictures

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While working regularly at RKO, he was nominated for a 1947 Academy Award for his work on I Remember Mama. After working briefly at Warner Bros. in the late 1950s, Musuraca returned to RKO, then renamed Desilu, where he spent his last active years in TV work including the television series F Troop. Collborated with film director Jacques Tourneur on Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and Out of the Past (1947).

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RKO - 1947 - Academy Award - I Remember Mama - Warner Bros. - 1950s - Desilu - F Troop - Jacques Tourneur - Cat People - 1942 - I Walked with a Zombie - 1943 - Out of the Past

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Notable films

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• The Hitch-Hiker (1953 movie)
• Out of the Past
• I Remember Mama
• Stranger on the Third Floor
• Cat People (1942 film)
• The Spiral Staircase
• The Blue Gardenia (1953 movie)
• Deadline at Dawn
• Blood on the Moon