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name: "Arthur J. Ornitz"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "27 November 1916"
died: "10 July 1985"
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average_fi1m_score: 79
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# Arthur J. Ornitz

Cinematographer. Born 27 November 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 10 July 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 27 November 1916, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 10 July 1985
- **Active:** 1965–1978
- **Also known as:** Arthur Ornitz
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (1), 1970s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_J._Ornitz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709992, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005817/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31501

## Biography

Arthur J. Ornitz was an American cinematographer. Born Arthur Jacob Ornitz in New York City on 28 November 1916, he died in the same city on 10 July 1985. The son of screenwriter Samuel Ornitz, he studied film at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ornitz's feature credits include *A Thousand Clowns* (1965), *Charly* (1968), *The Boys in the Band* (1970), *The Anderson Tapes* (1971), *Serpico* (1973), *Death Wish* (1974) and *An Unmarried Woman* (1978). He worked on many New York-based productions and with directors including William Friedkin, Sidney Lumet and Paul Mazursky. His son, Kim H. Ornitz, is a sound mixer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *A Thousand Clowns* (1965), Fi1m 76, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-thousand-clowns.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *First Affair* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Hanky Panky* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Tattoo* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Chosen* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Playing for Time* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Hardhat & Legs* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Oliver's Story* (1978), Director of Photography
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *Wilma* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Quinns* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Thieves* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Next Stop, Greenwich Village* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Forever Young, Forever Free* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Law and Disorder* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Death Wish* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Serpico* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Badge 373* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Black Snake* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Honor Thy Father* (1973), Director of Photography
- *The Possession of Joel Delaney* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Minnie and Moskowitz* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Anderson Tapes* (1971), Director of Photography
- *House of Dark Shadows* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Soldier Blue* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Boys in the Band* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Change of Mind* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Me, Natalie* (1969), Director of Photography
- *What Is The City But The People?* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Charly* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Tiger Makes Out* (1967), Director of Photography
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1967), Director of Photography
- *A Thousand Clowns* (1965), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/a-thousand-clowns.md)
- *The Colonial Naturalist: Mark Catesby* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Carol for Another Christmas* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The World of Henry Orient* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Act One* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Requiem for a Heavyweight* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Jacktown* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Connection* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Young Doctors* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Teenage Millionaire* (1961), Director of Photography
- *After Hours* (1961), Director of Photography
- *The Pusher* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Her Goodbye* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Goddess* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Us Petty Sinners* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Unknown Man's Story* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Krane's Confectionery* (1951), Director of Photography
- *North Sea Boys* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Řecké děti* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Power and the Land* (1940), Director of Photography
- *Wanted - A Master* (1936), Director

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