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 Burks
Crew credits
North by Northwest
Director of Photography
To Catch a Thief
Director of Photography
Vertigo
Director of Photography
Marnie
Director of Photography
Dial M for Murder
Director of Photography
Rear Window
Director of Photography
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director of Photography
The Birds
Director of Photography
Strangers on a Train
Director of Photography
The Trouble with Harry
Director of Photography
Hondo
Director of Photography
The Fountainhead
Director of Photography
The Enforcer
Director of Photography
Beyond the Forest
Director of Photography
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Director of Photography
The Glass Menagerie
Director of Photography
The Spirit of St. Louis
Director of Photography
Close to My Heart
Director of Photography
I Confess
Director of Photography
Task Force
Director of Photography
Mara Maru
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