Biography
Ernest Laszlo was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. Born László Ernő on 23 April 1898 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary), he emigrated to the United States and began his career as a camera operator on the silent film Wings (1927). He worked as a cinematographer from the late 1920s until 1977, contributing to 69 films.
Laszlo collaborated frequently with directors Robert Aldrich and Stanley Kramer. His credits include Stalag 17 (1953), Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Ship of Fools (1965), Fantastic Voyage (1966), Airport (1970) and Logan's Run (1976). He served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1972 to 1974.
Between 1961 and 1976 Laszlo received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography and won the award in 1966 for Ship of Fools. He died on 6 January 1984 in Los Angeles, California.
