Does John F. Seitz Dead or Alive?
As per our current Database, John F. Seitz has been died on 27 February, 1979 at Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
🎂 John F. Seitz - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday
When John F. Seitz die, John F. Seitz was 87 years old.
| Popular As |
John F. Seitz |
| Occupation |
Cinematographer |
| Age |
87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
June 23, 1892 (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |
| Birthday |
June 23 |
| Town/City |
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Nationality |
USA |
🌙 Zodiac
John F. Seitz’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
John F. Seitz was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Distinguished veteran cinematographer John F. Seitz had eighteen patents for various photographic processes to his name. These included illuminating devices, processes for making dissolves and the matte shot, which he perfected during filming of Rex Ingram's Trifling Women (1922).
Seitz started with Essanay in Chicago, then joined the St. Louis Motion Picture Company as a lab tech in 1909. Within another four years, he had progressed to director of photography. He was signed by Metro in 1920, doing his best work in collaboration with Ingram, most notably on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1922).
Personally selected by William Randolph Hearst, Seitz was also behind the camera for The Patsy (1928), one of the major hits for Hearst's mistress, Marion Davies. By this time, he was the highest paid cinematographer in Hollywood.
Seitz's trademark was low key lighting and differentially illuminating different regions of the screen (ie. background, foreground and middle). His colour photography was characterised by a tendency to favor tan or beige as backgound colours, and vivid colours for costumes or props.
Seitz's career in the 1930's, spent at 20th Century Fox (1931-36) and MGM (1937-40), was generally unremarkable. However, he enjoyed a massive resurgence at Paramount (1941-52), working on some of the best films made by Preston Sturges (Sullivan's Travels (1941), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)) and Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945) and Sunset Blvd.
(1950)). Add to that another two excellent films noir, This Gun for Hire (1942) and Lucky Jordan (1942) - both directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd. He was a master at creating atmosphere through ominous shadows and looming close-ups.
John F. Seitz WIFE, FAMILY, KIDS
- Marie Boyle (1934 - 27 February 1979) ( his death) ( 2 children)
John F. Seitz Movies
- Double Indemnity (1944) as Cinematographer
- Sunset Blvd. (1950) as Cinematographer
- The Lost Weekend (1945) as Cinematographer
- When Worlds Collide (1951) as Cinematographer
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