James Wong Howe

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(Hud,_1963)
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(The_Rose_Tattoo,_1955)
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-08-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Taishan,_Guangdong,_China
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1976-07-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hollywood,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Chinese
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Wong Howe
gptkbp:influenced cinematography in Hollywood
gptkbp:knownFor deep-focus cinematography
early use of Technicolor
innovative cinematography techniques
pioneering use of hand-held cameras
use of shadow and light
gptkbp:nationality Chinese-American
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Hud
gptkb:The_Rose_Tattoo
Best Cinematography
10 Academy Award nominations
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Algiers
gptkb:The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea
gptkb:The_Thin_Man
gptkb:Picnic
gptkb:Body_and_Soul
gptkb:The_Strawberry_Blonde
gptkb:Kings_Row
gptkb:Sweet_Smell_of_Success
gptkb:Funny_Lady
gptkb:Hangmen_Also_Die!
gptkb:He_Ran_All_the_Way
gptkb:The_Outrage
gptkb:The_Power_and_the_Prize
gptkb:They_Made_Me_a_Criminal
gptkb:Transatlantic_Merry-Go-Round
gptkb:Yankee_Doodle_Dandy
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Pursued
gptkbp:occupation cinematographer
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:James_Howe
gptkb:Wong_Tung_Jim
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Lau_Yin_Shee
gptkb:Wong_Howe
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Pinecrest_Cemetery,_California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sanora_Babb
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
gptkbp:yearsActive 1917–1975
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Hud
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer_(1938_film)
gptkb:Picnic
gptkb:Kings_Row
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer_(film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5