Stanley Cortez

Stanley Cortez
Born
Stanislaus Samuel Kranz

(1908-11-04)November 4, 1908
DiedDecember 23, 1997(1997-12-23) (aged 89)
OccupationCinematographer
Board member ofA.S.C. President (1985–86)
RelativesRicardo Cortez (brother)

Stanley Cortez, A.S.C. (born Stanislaus Samuel Kranz;[1][2] November 4, 1908 – December 23, 1997) was an American cinematographer. He worked on over 100 films between 1929 and 1980, and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His most notable credits included Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955), Nunnally Johnson's The Three Faces of Eve (1957), and Samuel Fuller's Shock Corridor (1963) and The Naked Kiss (1964). He served as President of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1985 to 1986.

He was the younger brother of actor and director Ricardo Cortez.

  1. ^ "Cortez, Stanley | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ^ "Stanley Cortez". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.

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