Ernest Palmer | |
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 Possible picture of Ernest Palmer, taken around 1921, although the middle initial is wrong | |
| Born | Ernest George Palmer December 6, 1885 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1978 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Hollywood cinematographer |
| Known for | Academy Award for Best Cinematography |
Ernest George Palmer (December 6, 1885 – February 22, 1978) was a Hollywood cinematographer for more than 160 films. His earliest known credit was for a 1912 adaptation of Ivanhoe .
Palmer was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1941, he won an Oscar for Best Cinematography (in collaboration with Ray Rennahan) for Blood and Sand . [1] Palmer was nominated on several other occasions—in 1928 for Four Devils , in 1929 for Street Angel , and in 1950 for Broken Arrow .
Palmer died in Pacific Palisades, California. He is sometimes confused with a British cinematographer of the same name (1901–1964) who worked on various UK films and television programmes until the early 1960s.
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