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Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph Ruttenberg

Known For Camera
Birthday Jul 04, 1889
Died May 01, 1983 (93)
Birthplace Berdychiv, Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C. (July 4, 1889 - May 1, 1983) was a Russian-born American photojournalist and cinematographer. Ruttenberg was accomplished at winning accolades. At MGM, Ruttenberg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography ten times, ... winning four. In addition, he won the 1954 Golden Globe Award for his camera work on the film Brigadoon. Born into a Jewish family in Berdychiv Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine , Joseph Ruttenberg emigrated to the United States, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts on 7 January 1895. As a young man he went to work at the Boston Globe newspaper as a photojournalist but left in 1915 to accept a job with the Fox Film Corporation in New York City to train as a cinematographer. Two years later he was behind the camera for his first silent film, The Painted Madonna (1917), which marked the start of a remarkably successful career In the late 1920s Ruttenberg went to work for Paramount Pictures in New York. His first talkie assignment was The Struggle (1931), D.W. Griffith's final film. Then in 1934 Ruttenberg signed on with MGM, moving to Hollywood where he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers. Joseph Ruttenberg retired from MGM in 1968 and died in Los Angeles on May 1, 1983.

Known For

Filmography

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Speedway

Speedway

1968

Director of Photography

The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

Director of Photography

Harlow

Harlow

1965

Director of Photography

Love Has Many Faces

Love Has Many Faces

1965

Director of Photography

Sylvia

Sylvia

1965

Cinematography

A Global Affair

A Global Affair

1964

Director of Photography

It Happened at the World's Fair

It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

Director of Photography

The Hook

The Hook

1963

Director of Photography

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

Director of Photography

Who's Got the Action?

Who's Got the Action?

1962

Director of Photography

Ada

Ada

1961

Director of Photography

Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise

1961

Director of Photography

Two Loves

Two Loves

1961

Director of Photography

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960

Director of Photography

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

Director of Photography

Green Mansions

Green Mansions

1959

Director of Photography

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

Director of Photography

Gigi

Gigi

1958

Director of Photography

The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante

1958

Director of Photography

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

Director of Photography

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

1957

Director of Photography

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

Director of Photography

Invitation to the Dance

Invitation to the Dance

1956

Director of Photography

The Swan

The Swan

1956

Director of Photography

The Prodigal

The Prodigal

1955

Director of Photography

Kismet

Kismet

1955

Director of Photography

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

1955

Director of Photography

Her Twelve Men

Her Twelve Men

1954

Director of Photography

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

Director of Photography

The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

Director of Photography

Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1954

Director of Photography

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1953

Director of Photography

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

Director of Photography

Nostradamus and the Queen

Nostradamus and the Queen

1953

Cinematography

Let's Ask Nostradamus

Let's Ask Nostradamus

1953

Director of Photography

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas

1952

Director of Photography

Because You're Mine

Because You're Mine

1952

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

Director of Photography

The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso

1951

Director of Photography

Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

1951

Director of Photography

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss

1951

Director of Photography

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

Director of Photography

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

Director of Photography

Summer Stock

Summer Stock

1950

Additional Photography

The Miniver Story

The Miniver Story

1950

Director of Photography

Side Street

Side Street

1950

Director of Photography

The Bribe

The Bribe

1949

Director of Photography

That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman

1949

Director of Photography

B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

Director of Photography

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves

1948

Director of Photography

Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

1947

Director of Photography

Desire Me

Desire Me

1947

Director of Photography

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

1945

Director of Photography

Adventure

Adventure

1945

Cinematography

Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington

1944

Director of Photography

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

Director of Photography

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

Director of Photography

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Director of Photography

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

Director of Photography

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942

Cinematography

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Director of Photography

Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

Director of Photography

Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Director of Photography

Two-Faced Woman

Two-Faced Woman

1941

Director of Photography

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Director of Photography

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

Director of Photography

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1940

Director of Photography

Comrade X

Comrade X

1940

Director of Photography

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

Director of Photography

The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

Director of Photography

The Women

The Women

1939

Director of Photography

Balalaika

Balalaika

1939

Director of Photography

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

Cinematography

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939

Director of Photography

Everybody Sing

Everybody Sing

1938

Director of Photography

Three Comrades

Three Comrades

1938

Director of Photography

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

Director of Photography

The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

1938

Director of Photography

The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1938

Director of Photography

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937

Still Photographer

Big City

Big City

1937

Director of Photography

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

1937

Director of Photography

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Cinematography

Fury

Fury

1936

Director of Photography

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

1936

Director of Photography

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1936

Director of Photography

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

1936

Director of Photography

Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

Director of Photography

The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

1935

Director of Photography

Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

Director of Photography

Bubbling Over

Bubbling Over

1934

Director of Photography

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

1934

Director of Photography

Everybody Likes Music

Everybody Likes Music

1934

Cinematography

The Struggle

The Struggle

1931

Director of Photography

The Cheat

The Cheat

1931

Second Assistant Camera

The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

1929

Camera Operator

The School for Wives

The School for Wives

1925

Cinematography

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

1923

Cinematography

My Friend the Devil

My Friend the Devil

1922

Director of Photography

The Thief

The Thief

1920

Director of Photography

A Fallen Idol

A Fallen Idol

1919

Director of Photography

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