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William C. Mellor, A.S.C. (29 June 1903 – 30 April 1963) was a cinematographer who worked at Paramount, MGM and 20th Century Fox during a career that spanned three decades. After earning his stripes on a string of B-movies in the 1930s, he first started making serious inroads as a leading cinematographer in 1940 when he worked for Preston Sturges on The Great McGinty. Mellor did his best work with directors George Stevens (winning Oscars for two of his films, A Place in the Sun in 1951 and The Diary of Anne Frank in 1959) and William Wellman (Westward the Woman, 1951). He also contributed to several Anthony Mann westerns, including The Naked Spur in 1953, and a number of MGM musicals. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Mark Robson's Peyton Place in 1957.He died suddenly of a heart attack while filming Stevens' The Greatest Story Ever Told in 1963. Loyal Griggs replaced Mellor.Mellor received a posthumous Oscar nomination for his work on the film.
Date Of Birth June 29, 1903, Missouri, United States Died April 30, 1963, Los Angeles, California, United States Place Of Birth Missouri, USA Profession Cinematographer, Camera Department Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Nominations Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography - Black and White Star Sign Cancer
# Fact 1 Member of ASC (American Society of Cinematographers). 2 Heart attack during the production of The Greatest Story Ever Told
Cinematographer Title Year Status Character The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 Vacation Playhouse 1963 TV Series 1 episode Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962 director of photography State Fair 1962 director of photography The Big Gamble 1961 Wild in the Country 1961 director of photography One Foot in Hell 1960 Crack in the Mirror 1960 The Best of Everything 1959 Woman Obsessed 1959 Compulsion 1959 director of photography The Diary of Anne Frank 1959 director of photography Sing Boy Sing 1958 Peyton Place 1957 director of photography - as William Mellor Love in the Afternoon 1957 director of photography - as William Mellor Giant 1956 director of photography Back from Eternity 1956 Johnny Concho 1956 The Miracle of Todd-AO 1956 Short as William Mellor The Last Frontier 1955 director of photography - as William Mellor The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet TV Series 45 episodes, 1952 - 1955 director of photography - 3 episodes, 1954 - 1955 Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 director of photography Alaska Seas 1954 The Bing Crosby Show 1954 TV Movie Give a Girl a Break 1953 Big Leaguer 1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953 as William Mellor The Naked Spur 1953 director of photography - as William Mellor Wagon Wheels 1953 Short My Man and I 1952 as William Mellor Skirts Ahoy! 1952 as William Mellor Carbine Williams 1952 as William Mellor Westward the Women 1951 director of photography - as William Mellor It's a Big Country: An American Anthology 1951 The Unknown Man 1951 as William Mellor Across the Wide Missouri 1951 director of photography - as William Mellor A Place in the Sun 1951 director of photography Soldiers Three 1951 as William Mellor The Next Voice You Hear... 1950 as William Mellor Love Happy 1949 director of photography Too Late for Tears 1949 director of photography - as William Mellor Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 1948 director of cinematography - as William Mellor Man-Eater of Kumaon 1948 director of photography The Senator Was Indiscreet 1947 as William Mellor Blaze of Noon 1947 director of photography George Stevens World War II Footage 1946 Documentary Abie's Irish Rose 1946 Dixie 1943 Commandos Strike at Dawn 1942 director of photography Road to Morocco 1942 Wake Island 1942 director of photography Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942 My Favorite Blonde 1942 The Great Man's Lady 1942 The Fleet's In 1942 director of photography Birth of the Blues 1941 Reaching for the Sun 1941 Las Vegas Nights 1941 Moon Over Burma 1940 Comin' Round the Mountain 1940 The Great McGinty 1940 Typhoon 1940 Road to Singapore 1940 director of photography Disputed Passage 1939 as William Mellor $1000 a Touchdown 1939 The Magnificent Fraud 1939 Undercover Doctor 1939 Hotel Imperial 1939 Ambush 1939 Ride a Crooked Mile 1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa 1938 Stolen Heaven 1938 Romance in the Dark 1938 Thrill of a Lifetime 1937 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back 1937 Exclusive 1937 photographed by Make Way for Tomorrow 1937 photographed by Champagne Waltz 1937 A Son Comes Home 1936 Poppy 1936 photographed by Sky Parade 1936 Woman Trap 1936 as William Mellor Collegiate 1936 Without Regret 1935 Car 99 1935 Home on the Range 1935 Wings in the Dark 1935 photographed by Enter Madame! 1935 Wagon Wheels 1934 Elmer and Elsie 1934 as William Mellor
Camera Department Title Year Status Character Wild Harvest 1947 second unit camera - uncredited The Crusades 1935 camera operator - uncredited Cleopatra 1934 camera operator - uncredited One Sunday Afternoon 1933 camera operator - uncredited This Day and Age 1933 camera operator - uncredited The Song of Songs 1933 camera operator - uncredited Luxury Liner 1933 camera operator - uncredited Under-Cover Man 1932 camera operator - uncredited Love Me Tonight 1932 camera operator - uncredited Une heure près de toi 1932 camera operator This Is the Night 1932 camera operator - uncredited One Hour with You 1932 camera operator - uncredited Tarnished Lady 1931 camera operator - uncredited The Marriage Playground 1929 assistant camera - uncredited The Love Parade 1929 camera operator - uncredited
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1960 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography, Black-and-White The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) 1952 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography, Black-and-White A Place in the Sun (1951)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1966 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography, Color The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) 1958 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography Peyton Place (1957) 1952 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Cinematography - Black and White A Place in the Sun (1951)
Known for movies Giant (1956) as Cinematographer
A Place in the Sun (1951) as Cinematographer
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) as Cinematographer
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) as Cinematographer