Joseph Walker Net Worth

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Joseph Walker Net Worth is
$1.5 Million

Joseph Walker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Frank Capra's favourite cinematographer began his working life as an electrical engineer who collaborated with Lee De Forest on building the first wireless transmitter. However, it was his interest in moving picture photography which led him to work in film laboratories, where his numerous pioneering inventions included the first lens adjustment ...

Date Of BirthAugust 22, 1892
DiedOctober 27, 1876, Walnut Creek, California, United States
Place Of BirthDenver, Colorado, USA
Weight107 kg
ProfessionCinematographer, Camera Department
EducationTrinity High School, Washington & Jefferson College
NationalityAmerican
SiblingsJacob Walker, Mary Thornton Walker, Issac F. Walker, Samuel S. Walker, John Monroe Walker, Joel Walker
AwardsGordon E. Sawyer Award
MoviesIt's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon, The Bitter Tea of General Yen, Lady for a Day, Platinum Blonde, The Miracle Woman, Ladies of Leisure, Broadway Bill, American Madness, Dirigible, That Certain...
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1Member of A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematographers).
2The Board of Governors of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose him as the first recipient of the Gordon Sawyer Award for "numerous important contributions for the advancement of the motion picture industry.
3On his 84th birthday, he was inducted into the Motion Picture Hall of Fame for "outstanding contributions in the art of making motion pictures."
4He was Frank Capra's favorite DP and shot 18 of his films.
5He designed and built wide angle lenses for the Todd-AO system.
6During World War II, he developed cryptographic and aerial equipment.
7He developed the Electra-Zoom lens which was sold to RCA and the Zeiss Optical Corporation.
8He developed a composite printing system that was purchased by the Williams Process Company.
9He developed a variable diffusion system which was bought by the Mitchell Camera Company.
10In 1914 he began his film career with a days work on a picture. This led to shooting newsreels for Gaumont News, Kinograms and Hearst-Selig News.
11He taught himself the fundamentals of cinematography using a borrowed movie camera.
12In 1913 he made wireless news reports to The Los Angeles Times on the Mexican revolution.
13In 1912 he built the first wireless transmitters for airplanes and automobiles.
14In 1911 he made the first wireless news report using equipment he designed.
15His family moved to Venice, California in 1910. He became an assistant to Dr. Lee De Forest.
16Prior to becoming a cinematographer, he had a career in electronics. Throughout his life he became known as a brilliant inventor and innovator.

Cinematographer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lost Horizon1937photography
When You're in Love1937
Theodora Goes Wild1936photography
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936photography
The Music Goes 'Round1936
A Feather in Her Hat1935
The Girl Friend1935
Love Me Forever1935
Eight Bells1935
Let's Live Tonight1935director of photography
Broadway Bill1934photography
One Night of Love1934photography
The Lady Is Willing1934
Love Detectives1934Short
It Happened One Night1934photography
Lady for a Day1933photography
Below the Sea1933photography
Air Hostess1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen1933photography
Virtue1932photography
American Madness1932photography
By Whose Hand?1932photographed by, uncredited
Mon ami Tim1932
Shopworn1932photography
The Final Edition1932photography
Forbidden1932photography
The Deceiver1931
Platinum Blonde1931photography
Fifty Fathoms Deep1931
The Miracle Woman1931photography
Lover Come Back1931
Subway Express1931
El código penal1931
Dirigible1931photography
Rain or Shine1930as Joe Walker, photography
Ladies Must Play1930
Midnight Mystery1930
Around the Corner1930
Ladies of Leisure1930photography
Murder on the Roof1930
The Broadway Hoofer1929
Song of Love1929
Flight1929photography
The Bachelor Girl1929
The Quitter1929
The Eternal Woman1929
Trial Marriage1929as Joe Walker
Object: Alimony1928
The Sideshow1928
Restless Youth1928
Nothing to Wear1928
Driftwood1928as Joe Walker
The Street of Illusion1928
Submarine1928
Court-Martial1928
Virgin Lips1928as Joe Walker
Lady Raffles1928
Say It with Sables1928as Joe Walker
Beware of Blondes1928
Ransom1928
Modern Mothers1928
After the Storm1928
That Certain Thing1928
Aflame in the Sky1927as Joe Walker
Stage Kisses1927
The Tigress1927
The College Hero1927
The Isle of Forgotten Women1927
Shanghaied1927
The Flying U Ranch1927as Joe Walker
Death Valley1927
The Fighting Stallion1927
The Great Mail Robbery1927
Fire and Steel1927
The Outlaw Dog1927as Joe Walker
Tarzan and the Golden Lion1927as Joe Walker
Flaming Fury1926as Joe Walker
Tentacles of the North1926
Temporary Sheriff1926
The Baited Trap1926
The Dixie Flyer1926
Officer '444'1926as Joe Walker
North Star1925
Pleasure Buyers1925
Fighting Courage1925
Clash of the Wolves1925photography, uncredited
My Neighbor's Wife1925
The Girl on the Stairs1925
Let Women Alone1925
Chalk Marks1924
The Wise Virgin1924
What Shall I Do?1924
Richard the Lion-Hearted1923
Danger1923
The Grub Stake1923
The Girl from God's Country1921
A Bear, a Boy and a Dog1921Short
Something New1920as Joe Walker, photographed by
Back to God's Country1919as J.M. Walker, photographer
Affair in Trinidad1952director of photography
The Marrying Kind1952
The Mob1951director of photography
Born Yesterday1950director of photography
Harriet Craig1950director of photography
Never a Dull Moment1950director of photography
No Sad Songs for Me1950director of photography
A Woman of Distinction1950director of photography
Tell It to the Judge1949director of photography
Mr. Soft Touch1949director of photography
The Dark Past1948director of photography
The Velvet Touch1948director of photography
The Mating of Millie1948
The Lady from Shanghai1947uncredited
The Guilt of Janet Ames1947director of photography
It's a Wonderful Life1946director of photography
The Jolson Story1946
Tars and Spars1946
She Wouldn't Say Yes1945director of photography
Roughly Speaking1945
Together Again1944director of photography
The Impatient Years1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War1944
What a Woman!1943
First Comes Courage1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin?1943
A Night to Remember1942
My Sister Eileen1942director of photography
Tales of Manhattan1942
They All Kissed the Bride1942director of photography
Bedtime Story1941director of photography
You Belong to Me1941director of photography
Here Comes Mr. Jordan1941director of photography
Penny Serenade1941director of photography
This Thing Called Love1940director of photography
Arizona1940director of photography: interiors
He Stayed for Breakfast1940
Too Many Husbands1940director of photography
His Girl Friday1940director of photography
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939director of photography
Only Angels Have Wings1939photography
There's That Woman Again1938photography
You Can't Take It with You1938photography
Joy of Living1938photographed by
Start Cheering1938photography
The Awful Truth1937photography
It Happened in Hollywood1937

Camera Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Best Man Wins1935director of photography: underwater sequences - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
This Is Your Life1959TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
At Lionhead2007DocumentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1982Gordon E. Sawyer AwardAcademy Awards, USA

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1947OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Cinematography, ColorThe Jolson Story (1946)
1942OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteHere Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
1940OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteOnly Angels Have Wings (1939)
1939OscarAcademy Awards, USABest CinematographyYou Can't Take It with You (1938)

Known for movies

Cinematographer

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Cinematographer

Cinematographer

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Cinematographer

Cinematographer

It Happened One Night (1934)
as Cinematographer

Cinematographer

His Girl Friday (1940)
as Cinematographer

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IMDB Wikipedia

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