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# Philip H. Lathrop

## Identity

Philip H. Lathrop

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-h-lathrop
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-h-lathrop
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005769
- **TMDB ID:** 1939
- **Wikidata ID:** Q455900
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_H._Lathrop, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455900, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005769/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1939

Cinematographer. Born 22 October 1912 in Merced, California, USA. Died 12 April 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 22 October 1912, Merced, California, USA
- **Died:** 12 April 1995
- **Active:** 1959–1967
- **Also known as:** Philip Lanthrop, Philip Lathrop, Phillip Lathrop, Phil Lathrop, Philip Lathrup
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_H._Lathrop, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455900, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005769/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1939

## Biography

Philip H. Lathrop (22 October 1912 – 12 April 1995) was an American cinematographer. Born in Merced, California, he began working in Universal Studios’ camera department in 1934, serving as a camera operator for Russell Metty before becoming a director of photography in the late 1950s.

He photographed episodes of the television series *Rawhide* (1959) and feature films including *Point Blank* (1967), *The Pink Panther* (1963), *The Cincinnati Kid* (1965) and *They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?* (1969). He received Academy Award nominations for *The Americanization of Emily* (1964) and *Earthquake* (1974), won Emmys for television movies and was awarded the American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992. He collaborated frequently with director Blake Edwards.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Point Blank* (1967), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/point-blank.md)

## Complete filmography (88)

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

- *Little Girl Lost* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Six Against the Rock* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Christmas Snow* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Deadly Friend* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Between the Darkness and the Dawn* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Picking Up the Pieces* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Love on the Run* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Malice in Wonderland* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Celebrity* (1984), series, Director of Photography
- *Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Class Reunion* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Hammett* (1982), Additional Photography
- *All Night Long* (1981), Director of Photography
- *A Change of Seasons* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Loving Couples* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Foolin' Around* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Little Miss Marker* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Concorde... Airport '79* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Moment by Moment* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Driver* (1978), Director of Photography
- *A Different Story* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Captains Courageous* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Never Con a Killer* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Airport '77* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Swashbuckler* (1976), Director of Photography
- *What Now, Catherine Curtis?* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Black Bird* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Killer Elite* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Hard Times* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Prisoner of Second Avenue* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Earthquake* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Airport 1975* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Together Brothers* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Mame* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The All-American Boy* (1973), Director of Photography
- *The Thief Who Came to Dinner* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Lolly-Madonna XXX* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Portnoy's Complaint* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Every Little Crook and Nanny* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Wild Rovers* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Traveling Executioner* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Rabbit, Run* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Hawaiians* (1970), Director of Photography
- *They Shoot Horses, Don't They?* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Gypsy Moths* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Illustrated Man* (1969), Director of Photography
- *I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Finian's Rainbow* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Point Blank* (1967), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/point-blank.md)
- *Gunn* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Don't Make Waves* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Happening* (1967), Director of Photography
- *What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Never Too Late* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Cincinnati Kid* (1965), Director of Photography
- *In Harm's Way* (1965), Camera Operator
- *Girl Happy* (1965), Director of Photography
- *36 Hours* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Pink Panther* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Soldier in the Rain* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Twilight of Honor* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Days of Wine and Roses* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Dime with a Halo* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Lonely are the Brave* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Experiment in Terror* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961), Additional Photography
- *The Private Lives of Adam and Eve* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Cry Tough* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Monster of Piedras Blancas* (1959), Director of Photography
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, Director of Photography
- *The Perfect Furlough* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Money, Women and Guns* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Saga of Hemp Brown* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Wild Heritage* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Girls on the Loose* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Live Fast, Die Young* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Midnight Story* (1957), Camera Operator
- *Man Afraid* (1957), Camera Operator
- *The Raging Tide* (1951), Camera Operator
- *The Desert Hawk* (1950), Camera Operator
- *The Lady Gambles* (1949), Camera Operator
- *Kiss the Blood Off My Hands* (1948), Assistant Camera
- *You Gotta Stay Happy* (1948), Assistant Camera
- *Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid* (1948), Camera Operator
- *All My Sons* (1948), Camera Operator
- *The Cat Creeps* (1946), Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1975: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Earthquake*
- 1965: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *The Americanization of Emily*

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

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