Leo Tover

Leo Tover (December 6, 1902 in New Haven, Connecticut, † December 30, 1964 in Los Angeles ) was an American cinematographer.

Life and work

Tover had already come as close to 16 -year-old to the film and had started his career in 1918 as Clapper Boy at the Norma Talmadge Film Co.. In 1922, he joined the New York studios of the Famous Players and was able to return a total of eight years of assisting and as a simple camera man photographing a film for the first time in 1926 as director of photography.

Since then was Tover for leading Hollywood companies ( from 1928: United Artists, MGM, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and, most recently, 1963/64, for which Universal) active. He photographed productions of almost all genres and proved to be both efficient black and white as color film cameraman. Leo Tover was considered technically skilled craftsmen, but without developing too much innovation or a special artistic sophistication.

Among his most important works were the films The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). His career in the film business he began in 1926 as a cameraman for the film Fascinating Youth. In 1942 he was nominated for his work on The Golden Gate for an Oscar. Eight years later, he received another Nominerierung for trophy, this time for his role in The Heiress.

Filmography (selection)

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