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Ted McCord, A.S.C. (August 2, 1900 – January 19, 1976) was an American cinematographer. [1] Biography. Born in Sullivan County, Indiana, McCord received three Academy Award nominations.
Ted D. McCord. Cinematographer: The Sound of Music. Ted McCord learned his craft "on the job" as a camera assistant at Hobart Bosworth Productions in 1917. His first credited film as full-fledged cinematographer was Sacred and Profane Love (1921), billing himself as "T.D.McCord".
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- Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
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- Glendale, California, USA
Ted D. McCord. Cinematographer: The Sound of Music. Ted McCord learned his craft "on the job" as a camera assistant at Hobart Bosworth Productions in 1917. His first credited film as full-fledged cinematographer was Sacred and Profane Love (1921), billing himself as "T.D.McCord".
- August 2, 1900
- January 19, 1976
The veteran cinematographer Ted McCord worked in the American film industry for a remarkable six decades, from the 1910s through the 1960s. As such he toiled on many a big-budget silent film such as First National's Sally and was behind the camera for the major blockbuster of the 1960s, 20th Century-Fox's The Sound of Music .
Jun 25, 2024 · Although it was Kazan who in the beginning sought the bold, the realistic and the unconventional treatment in the photography of East of Eden, it was Ted McCord who more than once, having caught the spirit of the thing from Kazan, steadfastly held to the credo first established by him.
Ted D. McCord is known as an Director of Photography, Cinematography, and Editor. Some of his work includes The Sound of Music, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, East of Eden, The Hanging Tree, The Breaking Point, Johnny Belinda, The Damned Don't Cry, and Flamingo Road.
A 50-year veteran cinematographer whose work in Hollywood ultimately spanned many genres and was particularly notable for its use of outdoor locations. McCord began in film in 1917 at age 19 as an assistant to cinematographer James Van Trees. By the early 1920s he was on his own, photographing a...
