John F. Seitz
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John F. Seitz (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer.
His Hollywood career began in 1916 and during the silent era he established himself, achieving one of his greatest successes of his early career, with the Rudolph Valentino film, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921).
Highly regarded by the director Billy Wilder, Seitz worked with him on Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945) and Sunset Boulevard (1950), receiving Academy Award nominations for each. During his career he received seven nominations for Academy Award for Best Cinematography. He retired in 1960.
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