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James Wong Howe
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James Wong Howe

August 27, 1899July 12, 1976 (aged 76)Guangzhou, China

James Wong Howe, ASC (born Wong Tung Jim, Chinese: 黃宗霑; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976) was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

Filmography

Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe

as Self (archive footage)

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo poster

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

as Self (archive footage)

6.0•2007

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

as Self (archive footage)

Visions of Light poster

Visions of Light

as Self (archive footage)

7.0•1992

Visions of Light

as Self (archive footage)

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer poster

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer

as Self

1973

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer

as Self