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Tony Gaudio

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Italian American cinematographer (1883-1951)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1883 to 1951 · aged 67
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C. was a pioneer Italian-American cinematographer of more than 1000 films. Gaudio won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Anthony Adverse, becoming the first Italian to have won an Oscar, and was nominated five additional times for Hell's Angels, Juarez, The Letter, Corvette K-225, and A Song to Remember.

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Frame from the previously lost 1911 film PicturelandFrame from the previously lost 1911 film PicturelandIn Old Kentucky (1919): (from left) cinematographer Henry Cronjager, assistant director Alfred E. Green, director Marshall Neilan, and cinematographer Tony GaudioIn Old Kentucky (1919): (from left) cinematographer Henry Cronjager, assistant director Alfred E. Green, director Marshall Neilan, and cinematographer Tony GaudioStill from the American drama film Shattered Idols (1922)Still from the American drama film Shattered Idols (1922)Tony Gaudio, August 1925Tony Gaudio, August 1925The American Cinematographer. 1923-01 Vol. III no. 10 coverThe American Cinematographer. 1923-01 Vol. III no. 10 coverThe Price of Success (1925) with film director Tony Gaudio, Florence Turner, and Alice LakeThe Price of Success (1925) with film director Tony Gaudio, Florence Turner, and Alice LakePoster- Hell's Angels (1930)Poster- Hell's Angels (1930)

Filmography 2

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio2024
The Price of Success1925

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Awards 1

1937Academy Award for Best Cinematography

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Alma BennettAlso in The Price of Success (1925)Gaston GlassAlso in The Price of Success (1925)Burnett GuffeyAlso won Academy Award for Best CinematographyVictor MilnerAlso won Academy Award for Best CinematographyPeter BiziouAlso won Academy Award for Best CinematographyHal MohrAlso won Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About this person

Gaetano (Tony) Gaudio, A.S.C. was a pioneer Italian-American cinematographer of more than 1000 films. Gaudio won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Anthony Adverse, becoming the first Italian to have won an Oscar, and was nominated five additional times for Hell's Angels, Juarez, The Letter, Corvette K-225, and A Song to Remember. He is cited as the first to have created a montage sequence for a film in The Mark of Zorro. He was among the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers, and served as president from 1924 until 1925.

Country
United States
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Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1951 · aged 67
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