About Ray June
Lived 1895 – 1958 (aged 63). Ray June was an American cinematographer.
Ray June, A.S.C. (March 27, 1895 – May 26, 1958) was an American cinematographer during the early and classical Hollywood cinema. His best-known films are Babes in Arms and Funny Face. June attended Columbia University but did not graduate. His experience as a cameraman in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I was instrumental to his success in Hollywood.
Partial filmography
The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915 short) Patria (1917) The Great White Trail (1917) The Eagle's Eye (1918) Bits of Life (1921) If Women Only Knew (1921) Racing Luck (1924) By Divine Right (1924) Missing Daughters (1924) The Shadow on the Wall (1925) One of the Bravest (1925) The Golden Web (1926) The Phantom of the Forest (1926) The Silent Power (1926) Racing Blood (1926) King of the Pack (1926) The Sign of the Claw (1926) Heroes of the Night (1927) Through Thick and Thin (1927) The Girl from Rio (1927) The Silent Avenger (1927) Quarantined Rivals (1927) The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927) The Opening Night (1927) The Final Extra (1927) Mountains of Manhattan (1927) Sinews of Steel (1927) So This Is Love? (1928) United States Smith (1928) A Woman's Way (1928) Alibi (1929) Times Square (1929) The Locked Door (1929) Puttin' On the Ritz (1930) The Eyes of the World (1930) The Lottery Bride (1930) The Bat Whispers (1930) Reaching for the Moon (1930) Arrowsmith (1931) Corsair (1931) Bought! (1931) Indiscreet (1931) Horse Feathers (1932) Disorderly Conduct (1932) Roman Scandals (1933) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Secrets (1933) Treasure Island (1934) Barbary Coast (1935) China Seas (1935) Born to Dance (1936) The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (sequence) Riffraff (1936) Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) (uncredited) Saratoga (1937) Night Must Fall (1937) Test Pilot (1938) Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) Babes in Arms (1939) Joy Scouts (1939 short) Lucky Night (1939) Fast and Furious (1939) Strike Up the Band (1940) H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) I Married an Angel (1942) Ziegfeld Follies (1945) (uncredited) The Hoodlum Saint (1946) The Beginning or the End (1947) A Southern Yankee (1948) The Bride Goes Wild (1948) The Sun Comes Up (1949) Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) Crisis (1950) Shadow on the Wall (1950) It's a Big Country (1951) Callaway Went Thataway (1951) Day of Triumph (1954) The Court Jester (1956) The Seventh Sin (1957) Funny Face (1957) Gigi (1958) (uncredited) Houseboat (1958)
Awards June was nominated for three Academy Award for Best Cinematography: 1931 for Arrowsmith 1935 for Barbary Coast 1957 for Funny Face
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Who was Ray June?
American cinematographer (1895–1958)
When was Ray June born?
Ray June was born on 27 March 1895 in Ithaca.
When did Ray June die?
Ray June died on 26 May 1958 in Hollywood.
What was Ray June's occupation?
Ray June was a cinematographer.
What nationality was Ray June?
Ray June was American.
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