Robert Burks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Burks, A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer known for being proficient in virtually every genre and equally at home with black-and-white or color. Burks began his career as a special effects technician in the late 1930s before becoming a director of photography in the mid-1940s. His first credit in this field was Jammin' the Blues (1944), a short film featuring leading jazz musicians of the day. Burks collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on twelve of the director's films. Beginning with Strangers on a Train in 1951 (which secured him an Oscar nomination) through Marnie in 1964, he shot every Hitchcock film except Psycho in 1960. Additional credits include The Fountainhead, Beyond the Forest, The Glass Menagerie, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Music Man, and A Patch of Blue. Burks and his wife died in a house fire in 1968 in Huntington Harbor, California.
Known for
CameraBirthday
July 4, 1909Deathday
May 13, 1968Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
53Place of birth
Chino Hills, California, USAAlso known as
Leslie Robert Burks, L. Robert BurksCrew credits
North by Northwest
Director of PhotographyTo Catch a Thief
Director of PhotographyVertigo
Director of PhotographyMarnie
Director of PhotographyDial M for Murder
Director of PhotographyRear Window
Director of PhotographyThe Man Who Knew Too Much
Director of PhotographyThe Birds
Director of PhotographyStrangers on a Train
Director of PhotographyThe Trouble with Harry
Director of PhotographyHondo
Director of PhotographyThe Fountainhead
Director of PhotographyThe Enforcer
Director of PhotographyBeyond the Forest
Director of PhotographyTomorrow Is Another Day
Director of PhotographyThe Glass Menagerie
Director of PhotographyThe Spirit of St. Louis
Director of PhotographyHouse of Wax
OtherThe Vagabond King
Director of PhotographyCry Wolf
Special EffectsClose to My Heart
Director of Photography