Bruce Surtees
Bruce Surtees | |
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| Born | Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees July 23, 1937 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2012 (aged 74) Carmel, California, U.S. |
| Education | ArtCenter College of Design |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1971–2012 |
Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees (July 23, 1937 – February 23, 2012) was an American cinematographer.[1]
He is best known for his extensive work on Clint Eastwood's films. His cinematography was compared to that of the Dollars Trilogy of Sergio Leone.[citation needed]
Biography
Early life and career
Surtees was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1937, as the son of cinematographer Robert L. Surtees and Maydell Lois James.[2] Surtees was given the middle name "Mohr" after his father's mentor Hal Mohr.[3]
After graduating from the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, Surtees worked as an animation technician at Walt Disney Pictures before becoming a camera assistant under his father's direction for The Hallelujah Trail and Lost Command.[4] He formed a close friendship with Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood, serving as a camera operator for Coogan's Bluff and Two Mules for Sister Sara. Impressed by Surtees' camera work, Siegel made him the cinematographer for The Beguiled and Dirty Harry.[5]
Surtees worked as a cinematographer on several of Eastwood's films, including Play Misty for Me, High Plains Drifter, Lenny (for which he received a nomination for Best Cinematography), The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Sudden Impact.
Death
Surtees died from complications from diabetes on February 23, 2012, at the age of 74.[6][7]
Filmography
1970s
- The Beguiled (1971)
- Play Misty for Me (1971)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (1972)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- Joe Kidd (1972)
- High Plains Drifter (1973)
- Blume in Love (1973)
- The Outfit (1973)
- Lenny (1974)
- Night Moves (1975)
- Sparkle (1976)
- Leadbelly (1976)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- The Shootist (1976)
- Three Warriors (1977)
- Big Wednesday (1978)
- Movie Movie (1978) (segment "Baxter's Beauties of 1933")
- Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
- Dreamer (1979)
1980s
- Inchon (1981)
- Firefox (1982)
- White Dog (1982)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)
- Honkytonk Man (1982)
- Bad Boys (1983) - with Donald E. Thorin
- Risky Business (1983) - with Reynaldo Villalobos
- Sudden Impact (1983)
- Tightrope (1984)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Pale Rider (1985)
- Psycho III (1986)
- Out of Bounds (1986)
- Ratboy (1986)
- Back to the Beach (1987)
- License to Drive (1988)
1990s
- Men Don't Leave (1990)
- Run (1991)
- Chains of Gold (1991)
- The Super (1991)
- That Night (1992)
- The Crush (1993)
- The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
- Corrina, Corrina (1994)
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
- The Substitute (1996)
- Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
- Murder in a Small Town (1999)
- Dash and Lilly (1999)
- That Championship Season (1999)
- Lethal Vows (1999)
- The Lady in Question (1999)
2000s
- Thin Air (2000)
- American Tragedy (2000)
- Joshua (2002)
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Lenny (1974)
- Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie: Dash and Lilly (1999)
References
- ^ "BRUCE SURTEES". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Bruce Surtees Biography". Filmreference.com.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/28/bruce-surtees
- ^ http://variety.com/2012/film/news/d-p-bruce-surtees-dies-at-74-1118050726/
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-bruce-surtees-20120301-story.html
- ^ Fox, Margalit (February 28, 2012). "Bruce Surtees, Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer, Dies at 74". New York Times.
- ^ "D.P. Bruce Surtees dies at 74". Variety. February 26, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.
