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Sam Leavitt(1904-1984)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Sam Leavitt was born on 6 February 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. Sam was a cinematographer, known for Autopsie d'un meurtre (1959), La Chaîne (1958) and Les nerfs à vif (1962). Sam died on 21 March 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 6, 1904
DiedMarch 21, 1984(80)
BornFebruary 6, 1904
DiedMarch 21, 1984(80)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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James Stewart and Lee Remick in Autopsie d'un meurtre (1959)
Autopsie d'un meurtre
8.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1959
La Chaîne (1958)
La Chaîne
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1958
Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Les nerfs à vif (1962)
Les nerfs à vif
7.7
  • Cinematographer(as Samuel Leavitt)
  • 1962
Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Devine qui vient dîner... (1967)
Devine qui vient dîner...
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1967

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
    4.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • Nashville 99 (1977)
    Nashville 99
    8.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1977
  • Roddy McDowall, Carl Franklin, Ike Eisenmann, Jared Martin, and Katie Saylor in Le voyage extraordinaire (1977)
    Le voyage extraordinaire
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1977
  • The Owl and the Pussycat
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Maximilian Schell in The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
    The Man in the Glass Booth
    7.0
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1972–1974
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1973
  • The Longest Night (1972)
    The Longest Night
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • John Astin and Pamela Austin in Evil Roy Slade (1972)
    Evil Roy Slade
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • L'enterrée vive (1972)
    L'enterrée vive
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • Sandy Duncan in Star Spangled Girl (1971)
    Star Spangled Girl
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Sandy Duncan in Funny Face (1971)
    Funny Face
    6.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1971
  • The Partridge Family (1970)
    The Partridge Family
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1970
  • L'amoureuse (1970)
    L'amoureuse
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1970

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Anne Archer, Dana Andrews, Jim Backus, Chuck Norris, and James Franciscus in Le commando des tigres noirs (1978)
    Le commando des tigres noirs
    5.1
    • additional photographer
    • 1978
  • Judd Holdren and Vivian Mason in The Lost Planet (1953)
    The Lost Planet
    5.3
    • camera
    • 1953
  • Marlene Dietrich, Fritz Lang, Mel Ferrer, and Arthur Kennedy in L'ange des maudits (1952)
    L'ange des maudits
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1951–1957
  • Tension (1949)
    Tension
    7.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Judy Garland and Van Johnson in Amour poste restante (1949)
    Amour poste restante
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Entrons dans la danse (1949)
    Entrons dans la danse
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Parade de printemps (1948)
    Parade de printemps
    7.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Le pirate (1948)
    Le pirate
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Janet Leigh and Van Johnson in L'Heure du Pardon (1947)
    L'Heure du Pardon
    7.0
    • camera operator
    • 1947
  • Féerie à Mexico (1946)
    Féerie à Mexico
    6.0
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Ève éternelle (1946)
    Ève éternelle
    6.1
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Hedy Lamarr, and Robert Walker in Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
    Her Highness and the Bellboy
    6.4
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Escale à Hollywood (1945)
    Escale à Hollywood
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Frisson d'amour (1945)
    Frisson d'amour
    6.4
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1945

Additional Crew



  • George M. Cohan and Wynne Gibson in Gambling (1934)
    Gambling
    6.4
    • production staff (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sammy Leavitt
  • Born
    • February 6, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 21, 1984
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)

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    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1935.

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