John F. Warren, ASC (May 1, 1909 – August 8, 2000) was an American cinematographer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) for his debut film, The Country Girl (1954).
Life and career Born in Boston, Warren began his career as a clapper boy at Metro Pictures in New York City during the silent era. Moving to Hollywood in the 1930s, he was a camera assistant to George Barnes on the Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca and Spellbound, among other titles. He was a camera operator for director Cecil B. DeMille, and shot additional photography on his Biblical epic The Ten Commandments (1956).
Warren's first film as cinematographer, George Seaton's The Country Girl (1954), earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White). He subsequently shot a variety of productions, including the musical Anything Goes (1956), the air disaster drama Zero Hour! (1957), the B-movies Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) and The Colossus of New York (1958), and the Cinerama travelogue film South Seas Adventure (1958).
From the late 1950s through the 1960s, Warren worked mostly in television, notably shooting 81 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (later retitled The Alfred Hitchcock Hour). He also shot Hitchcock's 1966 film Torn Curtain, after his usual cameraman Robert Burks proved unavailable. Warren utilized gray-colored gauze in front of the lens as a filter, to mute colors and give the film a more naturalistic look suitable to its Eastern Bloc Cold War atmosphere.
Warren also shot episodes of popular series such as Wagon Train, McHale's Navy, The Virginian, Ironside, and My Three Sons.
He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Personal life Warren married his wife Rita in 1929. The couple had two children.
Death Warren died on August 8, 2000 in Camarillo, California, at the age of 91.
Filmography
Film YearTitleDirectorNotes1954The Country GirlGeorge Seaton1955The Seven Little FoysMelville Shavelson1956Anything GoesRobert LewisThe Proud and ProfaneGeorge SeatonThe Ten CommandmentsCecil B. DeMilleAdditional photographyThe Search for Bridey MurphyNoel Langley1957Beau JamesMelville ShavelsonDaughter of Dr. JekyllEdgar G. UlmerZero Hour! Hall Bartlett1958South Seas AdventureFrancis D. LyonWalter ThompsonCarl DudleyRichard GoldstoneBasil WrangellThe Colossus of New YorkEugène Lourié1959The Cosmic ManHerbert S. Greene1965Dark IntruderHarvey Hart1966Torn CurtainAlfred Hitchcock1967The Love-InsArthur DreifussTammy and the MillionaireLeslie GoodwinsSidney MillerEzra Stone1968The Counterfeit KillerJózef LejtesFor Singles OnlyArthur DreifussA Time to SingThe Young Runaways1969Angel, Angel, Down We GoRobert Thom
Television YearTitleNotes1957–59State Trooper7 episodes1957–62Tales of Wells Fargo13 episodes1957–65Alfred Hitchcock Presents81 episodes1958Fireside Theatre1 episodeThe Millionaire1 episodeSchlitz Playhouse of Stars2 episodesSuspicion2 episodes1958–59Cimarron City3 episodesGeneral Electric Theater5 episodesLux Video Theatre2 episodes1958–60M Squad4 episodes1959Johnny Staccato3 episodesMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer5 episodes1959–60Markham17 episodes1959–64Wagon Train4 episodes1960Startime1 episodeLaramie1 episodeThe Deputy2 episodesShotgun Slade1 episode1960–62Thriller8 episodesCheckmate31 episodesThe Tall Man6 episodes1961Coronado 93 episodes1961–6287th Precinct3 episodes1961–63Alcoa Theatre6 episodes1962Bachelor Father2 episodes1963Arrest and Trial1 episodeMcHale's Navy9 episodes1964The Virginian1 episodeKraft Suspense Theatre4 episodesChanning2 episodes1964–67Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre4 episodes1965Run for Your Life1 episodeTammy6 episodes1966Fame Is the Name of the GameTV movie1967Ironside2 episodes1968The SmugglersTV movieThe Name of the Game1 episode1969Bracken's World1 episode1970The Magical World of Disney1 episode1971–72My Three Sons16 episodes1972The Great Man's WhiskersTV movie
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.Academy Award1955Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)The Country Girl
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