# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-f-biroc
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:28:51.759Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-f-biroc"
name: "Joseph F. Biroc"
slug: "joseph-f-biroc"
description: "Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. He frequently collaborated with director Robert Aldrich."
tagline: "American cinematographer (1903-1996)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1903-02-12"
deathDate: "1996-09-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.28365866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005657/"
    handle:    "nm0005657"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump