Personal Info
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
BirthdayAugust 26, 1899 (125 years old)
Place of BirthGuangzhou, China
James Wong Howe
Biography
James Wong Howe, ASC, was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.
Known For
Visions of Light
Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe: Cinematographer
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
The Oscars
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Sweet Smell of Success
Bell, Book and Candle
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Thin Man
Seconds
The Old Man and the Sea
Algiers
Hangmen Also Die!
City for Conquest
Hud
He Ran All the Way
Out of the Fog
Not So Long Ago
Dust Be My Destiny
Nora Prentiss
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Pursued
Hombre
Mark of the Vampire
The Hard Way
Danger Signal
The Criminal Code
The Baron of Arizona
Death of a Scoundrel
The Glory Guys
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Air Force
Body and Soul
The Story on Page One
Passage to Marseille
The Invisible Avenger
The Strawberry Blonde
The Outrage
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Go Man Go
Confidential Agent
Young America
The Eagle and the Hawk
Indiscretion of an American Wife
Saturday's Children
Behave Yourself!
Hello, Sister!
The Flame Within
Hollywood Party
The Night Is Young
Counter-Attack
Shining Victory
Beauty for Sale
Today
Mantrap
Peter Pan
The North Star
The Show-Off
The Perfect Crime
The Molly Maguires
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Tess of the Storm Country
This Property Is Condemned
Funny Lady
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Picnic
The Last Angry Man
The Rose Tattoo
Song Without End
Drango
The World of Dong Kingman
Jennifer
The World of Dong Kingman
Main Street to Broadway
Autumn in Rome
Come Back, Little Sheba
Chandu the Magician
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Manhattan Melodrama
The Prisoner of Zenda
Fire Over England
They Made Me a Criminal
Torrid Zone
Sorrell and Son
The Power and the Glory
Kings Row
The Horsemen
Viva Villa!
My Reputation
The Spanish Dancer
The Charmer
The Oklahoma Kid
Transatlantic
Surrender
After Tomorrow
Amateur Daddy
Dance Team
The Yellow Ticket
The Spider
Man About Town
Three Live Ghosts
Whipsaw
Under the Red Robe
Stamboul Quest
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
A Dispatch from Reuters
Shanghai Express
Have a Heart
The Brave Bulls
Rendezvous
Armored Attack!
Navy Blues
The Side Show of Life
The Time of Your Life
Objective, Burma!
Desert Nights
To the Last Man
The Call of the Canyon
The Lady Says No
The Siren Call
Daughters Courageous
Farewell Again
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Fantasia
The Rough Riders
Comet Over Broadway
Padlocked
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
The Breaking Point
87th Precinct
Checkmate