Lionel Lindon

Soon after leaving school, Lindon got a job as a general assistant at Paramount Pictures and joined the camera department.

In 1943, he made his debut as a director of photography and went on to serve in that capacity in some 66 American films, including Westerns.

The major names he worked with include John Frankenheimer, Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Edward Ludwig, Arlene Dahl, George Marshall, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, and Dorothy Lamour.

[1][2] Lindon received three Oscar nominations for best cinematographer, one of which led to the award.

[1] He died in the Los Angeles suburb of Van Nuys on September 20, 1971.