Harry Stradling

Henry A. Stradling, A.S.C. (September 1, 1901 – February 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit.

His uncle Walter Stradling, son Harry Stradling Jr. and godson Gerald Perry Finnerman were also cinematographers.

Early career Stradling was born in Newark, New Jersey (some sources suggest [?], Germany, or England), the nephew of cameraman Walter Stradling (died 1918) who had worked with Mary Pickford. Confined to two-reelers in Hollywood, he left for France and Germany in the early 1930s. He made contributions to several Jacques Feyder films, Le Grand Jeu (1934), La Kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935), Die Klugen Frauen (1936) and Knight Without Armour (1937), his first under producer Alexander Korda in England. Other English films include Action for Slander (1937), The Divorce of Lady X (1938), South Riding, The Citadel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), The Lion Has Wings, Jamaica Inn (1939), Q Planes (1939).

Hollywood

Stradling moved to the United States at the beginning of World War II. Alfred Hitchcock engaged him for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Suspicion (1941). Stradling's last four films starred Barbra Streisand, including her Oscar-winning debut Funny Girl.

During his career, he photographed Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Carole Lombard, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Simmons, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand.

Stradling died halfway through production of The Owl and the Pussycat in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography Year Film Notes 1922 How Women Love 1922 His Wife's Husband 1925 Share and Share Alike 1927 Burnt Fingers 1929 Lucky in Love 1932 Passionately 1933 Suburban Melody 1934 Le Grand Jeu The Lady of the Camellias 1935 La Kermesse héroïque Happy Arenas 1936 The Great Refrain Silhouettes 1937 South Riding Action for Slander Dark Journey Knight Without Armour 1938 The Divorce of Lady X Pygmalion The Citadel 1939 Jamaica Inn 1940 My Son, My Son! They Knew What They Wanted 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Suspicion The Devil and Miss Jones 1942 Her Cardboard Lover 1943 The Human Comedynominated for Academy Award 1945 The Picture of Dorian GrayAcademy Award 1946 Easy to Wed 1948 Easter Parade Words and Music The Pirate 1949 The Barkleys of Broadwaynominated for Academy Award In the Good Old Summertime 1950 Edge of Doom 1951 I Want You A Streetcar Named Desire nominated for Academy Award 1952 Angel Face Androcles and the Lion Hans Christian Andersen nominated for Academy Award 1953 A Lion Is in the Streets 1954 Johnny Guitar 1955 Guys and Dolls nominated for Academy Award 1956 The Eddy Duchin Story nominated for Academy Award 1957 The Pajama Game A Face in the Crowd 1958 Auntie Mamenominated for Academy Award Marjorie Morningstar 1959 A Summer Place The Young Philadelphiansnominated for Academy Award 1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1961 A Majority of One nominated for Academy Award 1962 Gypsy nominated for Academy Award 1964 My Fair LadyAcademy Award 1965 How to Murder Your Wife 1966 Walk Don't Run 1968 Funny Girlnominated for Academy Award 1969 Hello, Dolly!nominated for Academy Award 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever The Owl and the Pussycat