Haskell Buster Boggs (April 17, 1909 – May 30, 2003) was an American cinematographer.[2]
Haskell B. Boggs | |
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Born | Haskell Buster Boggs April 17, 1909 Jones, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 2003 Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Alma mater | University of Southern California[1] |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Spouse | Evelyn Sullivan[1] |
Children | 1[1] |
Boggs worked on many of Jerry Lewis' early solo films including The Delicate Delinquent (1957), Rock-A-Bye Baby, The Geisha Boy (both 1958), Don't Give Up the Ship (1959), The Bellboy and Cinderfella (both 1960). He was fired by Lewis over a disagreement during The Ladies Man (1961).[3] He returned to cinematography replacing Milton Krasner on Red Line 7000 (1965)[4] but made just one additional theatrical film, Young Fury (1965), before moving into television.
He was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Cinematography for his work on the television program Bonanza and the television film Where Pigeons Go to Die.[5]
Boggs died in May 2003 of heart disease in Burbank, California, at the age of 94.[1][6] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Oklahoman created a place in Hollywood". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 13, 2003. p. 63. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wooley, John (October 9, 2012). Shot in Oklahoma: A Century of Sooner State Cinema. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 9780806184074 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Ladies Man at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Red Line 7000 at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ a b "Haskell Boggs, ASC Cameras on Classics". Television Academy. August 19, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (April 20, 2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003. McFarland. pp. 39–40. ISBN 9780786417568 – via Google Books.
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