George J. Folsey

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-07-02 (90 years old)

Deathday

1988-11-01

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

George J. Folsey

Biography

George Joseph Folsey (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career. Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For tel...

Acting

Production

1956

Forbidden Planet

as Director of Photography

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

as Director of Photography

1938

Marie Antoinette

as Director of Photography

1929

Glorifying the American Girl

as Director of Photography

1929

The Cocoanuts

as Director of Photography

1935

Page Miss Glory

as Director of Photography

1958

The High Cost of Loving

as Director of Photography

1946

The Harvey Girls

as Director of Photography

1927

Orchids and Ermine

as Director of Photography

1926

Too Much Money

as Director of Photography

1941

Lady Be Good

as Director of Photography

1951

Vengeance Valley

as Director of Photography

1942

Grand Central Murder

as Director of Photography

1957

House of Numbers

as Director of Photography

1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

as Director of Photography

1942

Andy Hardy's Double Life

as Director of Photography

1954

Tennessee Champ

as Director of Photography

1933

Men Must Fight

as Director of Photography

1972

Bone

as Director of Photography

1941

Come Live with Me

as Director of Photography

1946

The Secret Heart

as Director of Photography

1955

The Battle of Gettysburg

as Director of Photography

1958

Saddle the Wind

as Director of Photography

1932

The Misleading Lady

as Director of Photography

1931

Secrets of a Secretary

as Director of Photography

1929

The Hole in the Wall

as Director of Photography

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Director of Photography

1935

Reckless

as Director of Photography

1930

Laughter

as Director of Photography

1955

Hit the Deck

as Director of Photography

1930

Animal Crackers

as Director of Photography

1931

The Cheat

as Director of Photography

1942

Rio Rita

as Director of Photography

1929

Applause

as Director of Photography

1955

The Cobweb

as Director of Photography

1943

A Guy Named Joe

as Director of Photography

1932

The Animal Kingdom

as Director of Photography

1960

Cash McCall

as Director of Photography

1937

The Bride Wore Red

as Director of Photography

1933

Going Hollywood

as Director of Photography

1951

The Man with a Cloak

as Director of Photography

1924

Born Rich

as Director of Photography

1921

A Heart to Let

as Director of Photography

1941

Married Bachelor

as Director of Photography

1934

Chained

as Director of Photography

1933

Storm at Daybreak

as Director of Photography

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

as Director of Photography

1945

Ziegfeld Follies

as Director of Photography

1931

Honor Among Lovers

as Director of Photography

1946

The Green Years

as Director of Photography

1949

Adam's Rib

as Director of Photography

1930

The Big Pond

as Director of Photography

1934

Men in White

as Director of Photography

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as Director of Photography

1938

Mannequin

as Director of Photography

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Director of Photography

1936

The Great Ziegfeld

as Director of Photography

1931

The Smiling Lieutenant

as Director of Photography

1931

Stolen Heaven

as Director of Photography

1933

Stage Mother

as Director of Photography

1934

Operator 13

as Director of Photography

1926

The Savage

as Director of Photography

1925

Scarlet Saint

as Director of Photography

1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Director of Photography

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as Director of Photography

1959

Count Your Blessings

as Director of Photography

1949

The Great Sinner

as Director of Photography

1951

Mr. Imperium

as Director of Photography

1930

The Royal Family of Broadway

as Director of Photography

1942

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as Director of Photography

1952

Lovely to Look At

as Director of Photography

1945

The Clock

as Director of Photography

1927

Her Wild Oat

as Director of Photography

1927

Naughty But Nice

as Director of Photography

1935

I Live My Life

as Director of Photography

1929

The Battle of Paris

as Director of Photography

1923

The Bright Shawl

as Director of Photography

1956

These Wilder Years

as Director of Photography

1950

A Life of Her Own

as Director of Photography

1950

The Big Hangover

as Director of Photography

1948

State of the Union

as Director of Photography

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as Director of Photography

1942

Seven Sweethearts

as Director of Photography

1938

Hold That Kiss

as Director of Photography

1924

The Enchanted Cottage

as Director of Photography

1923

The Fighting Blade

as Director of Photography

1941

The Trial of Mary Dugan

as Director of Photography

1954

Deep in My Heart

as Director of Photography

1920

The Fear Market

as Director of Photography

1949

Malaya

as Director of Photography

1949

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

as Director of Photography

1930

Dangerous Nan McGrew

as Director of Photography

1936

Hearts Divided

as Director of Photography

1938

The Shining Hour

as Director of Photography

1939

Lady of the Tropics

as Cinematography

1942

Panama Hattie

as Director of Photography

1952

Shadow in the Sky

as Director of Photography

1954

Executive Suite

as Director of Photography

1957

Tip on a Dead Jockey

as Director of Photography

1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Director of Photography

1935

Kind Lady

as Director of Photography

1963

The Balcony

as Director of Photography

1920

The Stolen Kiss

as Director of Photography

1952

Million Dollar Mermaid

as Director of Photography

1958

Torpedo Run

as Director of Photography

1943

Thousands Cheer

as Director of Photography

1956

The Power and the Prize

as Director of Photography

1954

Men of the Fighting Lady

as Director of Photography

1953

All the Brothers Were Valiant

as Director of Photography

1934

Forsaking All Others

as Director of Photography

1922

The Man from M.A.R.S.

as Director of Photography

1951

The Law and the Lady

as Director of Photography

1932

The Big Broadcast

as Director of Photography

1939

Remember?

as Director of Photography

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as Director of Photography

1929

The Letter

as Director of Photography

1939

Fast and Loose

as Director of Photography

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

as Director of Photography

1925

The Half-Way Girl

as Cinematography

1960

I Passed for White

as Director of Photography

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