Wong Tung Jim

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Wong Tung Jim, better known as James Wong Howe, was a pioneering Chinese-American cinematographer renowned for his innovative camera techniques and influential work in classic Hollywood cinema.

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instanceOf Chinese-American ⓘ
artist ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1910s ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
birthName Wong Tung Jim ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth China ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1899-08-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1976-07-12 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Chinese ⓘ
familyName Howe ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinema ⓘ
motion picture photography ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
industry Hollywood ⓘ
influenced later generations of cinematographers ⓘ
knownFor deep-focus cinematography ⓘ
influential work in classic Hollywood cinema ⓘ
innovative camera techniques ⓘ
low-key lighting ⓘ
moving camera work ⓘ
use of wide-angle lenses ⓘ
nativeName 黃宗霑 ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
notableAchievement one of the first prominent Chinese-American figures in Hollywood ⓘ
notableWork Algiers ⓘ
Body and Soul ⓘ
Hud ⓘ
Kings Row ⓘ
Picnic ⓘ
Seconds ⓘ
Sweet Smell of Success ⓘ
The Rose Tattoo ⓘ
The Thin Man ⓘ
Yankee Doodle Dandy ⓘ
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
director of photography ⓘ
placeOfBirth Taishan ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hollywood ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
spouse Sanora Babb ⓘ
workedOn black-and-white films ⓘ
color films ⓘ
silent films ⓘ

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James Wong Howe → birthName → Wong Tung Jim ⓘ
James Wong Howe → birthName → Wong Tung Jim ⓘ
subject linked to: Wong Tung Jim