Burnett Guffey
Camera
- Born
- May 26, 1905 · Del Rio, Tennessee, USA
- Died
- May 30, 1983 (age 78)
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944.
In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member.
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According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
Known for
Bonnie and Clyde
August 13, 1967
From Here to Eternity
August 28, 1953
In a Lonely Place
May 17, 1950
Birdman of Alcatraz
July 4, 1962
All the King's Men
November 16, 1949
You Only Live Once
January 23, 1937
The Harder They Fall
May 8, 1956
Human Desire
August 5, 1954
The Reckless Moment
December 9, 1949
The Informer
May 9, 1935
Nightfall
November 9, 1956
Homicidal
July 26, 1961
Behind the camera90
- 1971The Steagle Director of Photography
- 1970The Great White Hope Director of Photography
- 1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? Director of Photography
- 1970Halls of Anger Director of Photography
- 1969The Madwoman of Chaillot Director of Photography
- 1969Some Kind of a Nut Director of Photography
- 1969The Learning Tree Director of Photography
- 1969Where It's At Director of Photography
- 1968The Split Director of Photography
- 1967