William H. Daniels
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William H. Daniels

Born 1 December 1901 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died 14 June 1970

William H. Daniels (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Daniels served as the cinematographer for the early films of director Erich von Stroheim and on all but three of Greta Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Later he worked on myriad notable films such as The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Harvey (1950), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Ocean's 11 (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), and Valley of the Dolls (1967).

Known for

The Shop Around the Corner
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Harvey
How the West Was Won
Ninotchka
Ocean's Eleven
Winchester '73
Grand Hotel
The Naked City
Von Ryan's Express
Brute Force
Greed
Move
Marlowe
The Impossible Years
Valley of the Dolls
In Like Flint
Assault on a Queen
Von Ryan's Express
Marriage on the Rocks
Robin and the 7 Hoods
The Money Dance
The Prize
Come Blow Your Horn
How the West Was Won
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Come September
Ocean's Eleven
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Can-Can
Never So Few
A Hole in the Head
A Stranger in My Arms
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Voice in the Mirror
Some Came Running
Istanbul
Night Passage
My Man Godfrey
Interlude
The Benny Goodman Story
The Unguarded Moment
Away All Boats
The Shrike
Foxfire
The Girl Rush
Strategic Air Command
Six Bridges to Cross
The Glenn Miller Story
The Far Country
Thunder Bay
War Arrow
Forbidden
Glory Alley
Pat and Mike
Plymouth Adventure
Bright Victory
Thunder on the Hill
The Lady Pays Off
Harvey
Winchester '73
Woman in Hiding
Deported
Abandoned
The Life of Riley
The Gal Who Took the West
Illegal Entry
The Naked City
For the Love of Mary
Family Honeymoon
Lured
Brute Force
Sure Cures
Maisie Goes to Reno
Keeper of the Flame
Girl Crazy
For Me and My Gal
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Love Crazy
So Ends Our Night
Design for Scandal
They Met in Bombay
Shadow of the Thin Man
Honky Tonk
The Mortal Storm
New Moon
The Shop Around the Corner
Ninotchka
Stronger Than Desire
Another Thin Man
Idiot's Delight
Three Loves Has Nancy
Marie Antoinette
Dramatic School
The Last Gangster
Personal Property
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Double Wedding
Broadway Melody of 1938
Camille
Romeo and Juliet
Rose Marie
Rendezvous
Naughty Marietta
Anna Karenina
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Queen Christina
The Painted Veil
Dinner at Eight
Broadway to Hollywood
The White Sister
The Stranger's Return
Lovers Courageous
Grand Hotel
Rasputin and the Empress
As You Desire Me
Mata Hari
Strangers May Kiss
A Free Soul
Susan Lenox
Inspiration
The Great Meadow
Strictly Unconventional
Anna Christie
Montana Moon
Anna Christie
Romance
Wild Orchids
The Kiss
Their Own Desire
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Dream of Love
The Mysterious Lady
A Woman of Affairs
Captain Salvation
Love
Tillie the Toiler
Altars of Desire
Dance Madness
Flesh and the Devil
Torrent
The Boob
Bardelys the Magnificent
Monte Carlo
The Temptress
1925 Studio Tour
Women and Gold
Greed
Helen's Babies
Merry-Go-Round
Foolish Wives
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