George J. Folsey

Known For: Camera
Born: July 2, 1898
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: November 1, 1988

George J. Folsey

George Joseph Folsey (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career. Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and an NBC special starring figure skater Peggy Fleming, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming. Folsey was n…

Filmography

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

1982 · Self

The Balcony

1963 · Director of Photography

Anatomy of an Accident

1961 · Cinematography

I Passed for White

1960 · Director of Photography

Cash McCall

1960 · Director of Photography

Count Your Blessings

1959 · Director of Photography

Torpedo Run

1958 · Director of Photography

The High Cost of Loving

1958 · Director of Photography

Saddle the Wind

1958 · Director of Photography

House of Numbers

1957 · Director of Photography

Tip on a Dead Jockey

1957 · Director of Photography

The Power and the Prize

1956 · Director of Photography

These Wilder Years

1956 · Director of Photography

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956 · Director of Photography

Forbidden Planet

1956 · Director of Photography

The Battle of Gettysburg

1955 · Director of Photography

The Cobweb

1955 · Director of Photography

Hit the Deck

1955 · Director of Photography

Deep in My Heart

1954 · Director of Photography

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954 · Director of Photography

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954 · Director of Photography

Executive Suite

1954 · Director of Photography

Tennessee Champ

1954 · Director of Photography

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953 · Director of Photography

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952 · Director of Photography

Shadow in the Sky

1952 · Director of Photography

Lovely to Look At

1952 · Director of Photography

The Man with a Cloak

1951 · Director of Photography

The Law and the Lady

1951 · Director of Photography

Mr. Imperium

1951 · Director of Photography

Vengeance Valley

1951 · Director of Photography

A Life of Her Own

1950 · Director of Photography

The Big Hangover

1950 · Director of Photography

Malaya

1949 · Director of Photography

Adam's Rib

1949 · Director of Photography

The Great Sinner

1949 · Director of Photography

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949 · Director of Photography

State of the Union

1948 · Director of Photography

Green Dolphin Street

1947 · Director of Photography

The Secret Heart

1946 · Director of Photography

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946 · Director of Photography

The Green Years

1946 · Director of Photography

The Harvey Girls

1946 · Director of Photography

Ziegfeld Follies

1945 · Director of Photography

The Clock

1945 · Director of Photography

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944 · Director of Photography

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 · Director of Photography

A Guy Named Joe

1944 · Director of Photography

Thousands Cheer

1943 · Director of Photography

Andy Hardy's Double Life

1942 · Director of Photography

Seven Sweethearts

1942 · Director of Photography

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942 · Director of Photography

Panama Hattie

1942 · Director of Photography

Grand Central Murder

1942 · Director of Photography

Rio Rita

1942 · Director of Photography

Married Bachelor

1941 · Director of Photography

Lady Be Good

1941 · Director of Photography

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941 · Director of Photography

You Can't Fool a Camera

You Can't Fool a Camera

1941 · Himself

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941 · Director of Photography

Come Live with Me

1941 · Director of Photography

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940 · Director of Photography

Remember?

1939 · Director of Photography

Lady of the Tropics

1939 · Cinematography

Fast and Loose

1939 · Director of Photography

The Shining Hour

1938 · Director of Photography

Marie Antoinette

1938 · Director of Photography

Hold That Kiss

1938 · Director of Photography

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938 · Director of Photography

Mannequin

1938 · Director of Photography

The Bride Wore Red

1937 · Director of Photography

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937 · Director of Photography

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936 · Director of Photography

Hearts Divided

1936 · Director of Photography

The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · Director of Photography

Kind Lady

1935 · Director of Photography

I Live My Life

1935 · Director of Photography

Page Miss Glory

1935 · Director of Photography

Reckless

1935 · Director of Photography

Forsaking All Others

1934 · Director of Photography

Chained

1934 · Director of Photography

Operator 13

1934 · Director of Photography

Men in White

1934 · Director of Photography

Going Hollywood

1933 · Director of Photography

Stage Mother

1933 · Director of Photography

Reunion in Vienna

1933 · Director of Photography

Storm at Daybreak

1933 · Director of Photography

Men Must Fight

1933 · Director of Photography

The Animal Kingdom

1932 · Director of Photography

The Big Broadcast

1932 · Director of Photography

The Misleading Lady

1932 · Director of Photography

The Cheat

1931 · Director of Photography

Secrets of a Secretary

1931 · Director of Photography

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931 · Director of Photography

Honor Among Lovers

1931 · Director of Photography

Stolen Heaven

1931 · Director of Photography

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930 · Director of Photography

Laughter

1930 · Director of Photography

Animal Crackers

1930 · Director of Photography

Dangerous Nan McGrew

1930 · Director of Photography

The Big Pond

1930 · Director of Photography

Glorifying the American Girl

1929 · Director of Photography

The Battle of Paris

1929 · Director of Photography

Applause

1929 · Director of Photography

The Cocoanuts

1929 · Director of Photography

The Hole in the Wall

1929 · Director of Photography

The Letter

1929 · Director of Photography

Her Wild Oat

1927 · Director of Photography

American Beauty

1927 · Director of Photography

Naughty But Nice

1927 · Director of Photography

See You in Jail

1927 · Director of Photography

Orchids and Ermine

1927 · Director of Photography

The Savage

1926 · Director of Photography

Too Much Money

1926 · Director of Photography

Scarlet Saint

1925 · Director of Photography

The Half-Way Girl

1925 · Cinematography

Born Rich

1924 · Director of Photography

The Enchanted Cottage

1924 · Director of Photography

The Fighting Blade

1923 · Director of Photography

The Bright Shawl

1923 · Director of Photography

The Man from M.A.R.S.

1922 · Director of Photography

Slim Shoulders

1922 · Director of Photography

What's Wrong with the Women?

1922 · Director of Photography

A Game Chicken

1922 · Director of Photography

The Road to London

1921 · Rex's father

A Heart to Let

1921 · Director of Photography

The Stolen Kiss

1920 · Director of Photography

Sinners

1920 · Director of Photography

The Fear Market

1920 · Director of Photography

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1918 · Assistant Camera

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