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 nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography thirteen times but never won. Eight months before his death he was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers, for which he served as President in 1956-57.
Folsey's son George Jr. was a director/producer/editor.
Folsey died in Santa Monica, California.
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Films (130)
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
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
1918 · Assistant Camera
