Home/George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
Deceased

When Did George J. Folsey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90
Also known asGeorge Folsey, George J. FalseyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/07/1898Born inNew York City, New York, USA Died01/11/1988 (aged 90)Died inSanta MonicaWikidataQ329176 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#12307 ↗

George Joseph Folsey, A.S.C., was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films from 1914 to his retirement in 1976. He was one of the main cinematographers at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for 27 years and was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and was a pioneer in many cinematography techniques. He was the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers in 1988, for whom he had served as president in 1956–1957.

Read full Wikipedia article ↗

Filmography3 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1982The Marx Brothers in a NutshellMovieSelf84
1980HollywoodSeriesSelf82
1941You Can't Fool a CameraMovieHimself43