Sol Polito

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Sol Polito was an Italian-American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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Sol Polito canonical 8

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instanceOf cinematographer
person
activePeriod 1930s
1940s
silent film era
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography
birthDate 1892-11-12
birthName Salvatore Polito
birthPlace Palermo, Sicily, Italy
linked to: Palermo
children three children
citizenship Italy
United States of America
deathDate 1960-05-23
deathPlace Hollywood, California, United States
employer First National Pictures
Warner Bros.
era Golden Age of Hollywood
field cinematography
industry Hollywood film industry
knownFor classic Hollywood cinematography
work in the 1930s and 1940s
language English
Italian
movedTo United States of America
name Sol Polito
nationality Italian-American
notableCollaboration Errol Flynn
James Cagney
Michael Curtiz
occupation cinematographer
director of photography
spouse Annunziata Polito
style dynamic lighting
expressive camera movement
workedOn Angels with Dirty Faces
Captain Blood
Juarez
Now, Voyager
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Fighting 69th
The Maltese Falcon (early 1931 version)
linked to: The Maltese Falcon

The Petrified Forest
The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Roaring Twenties
The Sea Hawk
The Story of Louis Pasteur
They Drive by Night
Yankee Doodle Dandy

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The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film) cinematographyBy Sol Polito
Sol Polito name Sol Polito
Sergeant York cinematographyBy Sol Polito
The Long Night cinematographer Sol Polito
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film) cinematographyBy Sol Polito