# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-l-surtees
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:46:55.309Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-l-surtees"
name: "Robert L. Surtees"
slug: "robert-l-surtees"
description: "Robert Lee Surtees, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer. He worked at various studios, including Universal, UFA, Warner Brothers, and MGM, lighting for notable directors Howard Hawks, Mike Nichols, and William Wyler, gaining him a reputation as one of the most versatile cinematographers of his time. He won three Academy Awards, out of 16 total nominations, for the films King Solomon's Mines (1950), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Ben-Hur (1959)."
tagline: "American cinematographer (1906-1985)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/RobertSurteesImage.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1906-08-09"
deathDate: "1985-01-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.2
  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.98711733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0005892"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "რობერტ სარტისი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert Surtees"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert Surtees"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump