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name: "Milton Krasner"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "17 February 1904"
died: "16 July 1988"
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average_over: 6
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# Milton Krasner

## Identity

Milton Krasner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/milton-krasner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** milton-krasner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005762
- **TMDB ID:** 10602
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1396531
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Krasner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396531, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005762/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10602

Cinematographer. Born 17 February 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 16 July 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 17 February 1904, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 16 July 1988
- **Active:** 1940–1970
- **Also known as:** Milton R. Krasner
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 6 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 80 (1), 1950s 76 (3), 1960s 62 (1), 1970s 50 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $31m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Krasner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396531, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005762/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10602

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*All About Eve*](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md) (90)

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## Biography

Milton Krasner was an American cinematographer. Born on 17 February 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, he died on 17 July 1988 in Woodland Hills, California.

He entered the film industry as an assistant cameraman in 1917 at studios in New York and became a director of photography in 1933. He worked at 20th Century-Fox in the 1950s and was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Krasner photographed *All About Eve* (1950). He won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) for *Three Coins in the Fountain* (1954) and received further nominations for films including *An Affair to Remember* (1957) and *How the West Was Won* (1962). His other credits include *The Seven Year Itch* (1955), *Bus Stop* (1956), *King of Kings* (1961) and *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Fi1m 50, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Fi1m 62, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md)
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)
- *Three Coins in the Fountain* (1954), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/three-coins-in-the-fountain.md)
- *All About Eve* (1950), Fi1m 90, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md)
- *The Bank Dick* (1940), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bank-dick.md)

## Complete filmography (121)

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

- *Love Is a Function of Death* (2021), Cinematography
- *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Director of Photography — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Sterile Cuckoo* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Don't Just Stand There* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Ballad of Josie* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Hurry Sundown* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Venetian Affair* (1966), Director of Photography
- *The Singing Nun* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Made in Paris* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Red Line 7000* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Sandpiper* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Goodbye Charlie* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Fate Is the Hunter* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Looking for Love* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Advance to the Rear* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Love with the Proper Stranger* (1963), Director of Photography
- *A Ticklish Affair* (1963), Director of Photography
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1963), Director of Photography
- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md)
- *Two Weeks in Another Town* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Sweet Bird of Youth* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* (1962), Director of Photography
- *King of Kings* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Go Naked in the World* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Bells Are Ringing* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Home from the Hill* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Understood Women* (1959), Cinematography
- *Count Your Blessings* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker* (1959), Director of Photography
- *A Certain Smile* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Gift of Love* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Them for Me* (1957), Director of Photography
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)
- *Boy on a Dolphin* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Bus Stop* (1956), Director of Photography
- *23 Paces to Baker Street* (1956), Director of Photography
- *The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit* (1956), Set Photographer
- *The Seven Year Itch* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Désirée* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Garden of Evil* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Demetrius and the Gladiators* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Three Coins in the Fountain* (1954), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/three-coins-in-the-fountain.md)
- *Vicki* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Dream Wife* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Taxi* (1953), Director of Photography
- *O. Henry's Full House* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Monkey Business* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Dreamboat* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Deadline - U.S.A.* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Phone Call from a Stranger* (1952), Director of Photography
- *The Model and the Marriage Broker* (1951), Director of Photography
- *People Will Talk* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Half Angel* (1951), Director of Photography
- *I Can Get It for You Wholesale* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Rawhide* (1951), Director of Photography
- *All About Eve* (1950), Director of Photography — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md)
- *No Way Out* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Three Came Home* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Holiday Affair* (1949), Director of Photography
- *House of Strangers* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Set-Up* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Accused* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Saxon Charm* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Up in Central Park* (1948), Director of Photography
- *A Double Life* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Something in the Wind* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Egg and I* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Farmer's Daughter* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Dark Mirror* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Without Reservations* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Scarlet Street* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Along Came Jones* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Delightfully Dangerous* (1945), Cinematography
- *The Woman in the Window* (1944), Director of Photography
- *The Invisible Man's Revenge* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Gung Ho!* (1943), Director of Photography
- *The Mad Ghoul* (1943), Director of Photography
- *So's Your Uncle* (1943), Director of Photography
- *We've Never Been Licked* (1943), Director of Photography
- *Arabian Nights* (1942), Director of Photography
- *Pardon My Sarong* (1942), Director of Photography
- *The Spoilers* (1942), Director of Photography
- *The Ghost of Frankenstein* (1942), Director of Photography
- *Paris Calling* (1941), Director of Photography
- *Buck Privates* (1941), Director of Photography
- *Trail of the Vigilantes* (1940), Director of Photography
- *The Bank Dick* (1940), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bank-dick.md)
- *Hired Wife* (1940), Director of Photography
- *Private Affairs* (1940), Cinematography
- *Sandy Is a Lady* (1940), Director of Photography
- *The House of the Seven Gables* (1940), Director of Photography
- *The Invisible Man Returns* (1940), Director of Photography
- *I Stole a Million* (1939), Director of Photography
- *The House of Fear* (1939), Director of Photography
- *You Can't Cheat an Honest Man* (1939), Director of Photography
- *The Devil's Party* (1938), Director of Photography
- *Midnight Intruder* (1938), Director of Photography
- *The Jury's Secret* (1938), Director of Photography
- *There Goes the Groom* (1937), Director of Photography
- *The Lady Fights Back* (1937), Director of Photography
- *We Have Our Moments* (1937), Director of Photography
- *Mysterious Crossing* (1936), Director of Photography
- *Love Letters of a Star* (1936), Director of Photography
- *Crash Donovan* (1936), Director of Photography
- *The Great Impersonation* (1935), Director of Photography
- *The Virginia Judge* (1935), Cinematography
- *Cheers of the Crowd* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Honeymoon Limited* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Murder in the Fleet* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Hold 'Em Yale* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Great God Gold* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Women Must Dress* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Death on the Diamond* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Paris Interlude* (1934), Director of Photography
- *She Made Her Bed* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Sitting Pretty* (1933), Director of Photography
- *I Love That Man* (1933), Director of Photography
- *Strictly Personal* (1933), Director of Photography
- *The Billion Dollar Scandal* (1933), Camera Operator
- *70,000 Witnesses* (1932), Camera Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 6 nominated

- 1965: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Fate is the Hunter*
- 1964: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Love with the Proper Stranger*
- 1964: Best Cinematography, Color (nominated), for *How the West Was Won*
- 1958: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *An Affair to Remember*
- 1955: Best Cinematography, Color (won), for *Three Coins in the Fountain*
- 1951: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *All About Eve*
- 1943: Best Cinematography, Color (nominated), for *Arabian Nights*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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