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John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Jul 20, 2005 · John Seitz, a mainstay of the Off Broadway stage for 40 years, died on July 4 at an assisted-living residence in Baltimore. He was 67 and had lived most of his life in Manhattan. He...
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).
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Jul 7, 2005 · John Seitz, the bluff, barrel-chested character actor who spent much of his long stage career in the small black box theatres of lower Manhattan, winning two Obie Awards along way, died...
Mar 11, 2021 · John F. Seitz, ASC liked to keep things simple. In a September 1950 article on Sunset Boulevard , AC editor Herb Lightman observed that Seitz believed “cinematography must exist to tell the screen story, rather than to stand out as a separate artistic entity.”
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Jul 11, 2005 · John Seitz, who appeared in more than 300 plays during his 40-year career, died in Baltimore on July 4 of congestive heart failure at the age of 67.
Mini Bio. 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).
