Nicholas Musuraca

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Birthday
1892-10-25

Nicholas Musuraca - Director of Photography known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Out of the Past» (1947), «Cat People» (1942), «The Hitch-Hiker» (1953), «The Spiral Staircase» (1946), «Clash by Night» (1952),

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Nicholas Musuraca, A.S.C. (October 25, 1892 – September 3, 1975) was a motion-picture cinematographer best remembered for his work at RKO Pictures in the 1940s including many of Val Lewton's series of B-picture horror films.

Nicola Musuraca left his home in Riace, province of Reggio di Calabria, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in 1907. He and his father, Cosimo Musuraca, boarded the Italian steamer Re d'Italia in July 1907, sailing from Naples on July 18 and arriving at the Port of New York on August 3, 1907. There, they were transferred to Ellis Island with their fellow steerage passenger where they underwent federal immigrant inspection. Upon being admitted the father and son set out for Brooklyn to join Cosimo's brother, Francesco.

He began his film career as the chauffeur for silent film producer J. Stuart Blackton. He worked behind the scenes on numerous silent and B-movie action films before becoming one of RKO Radio Pictures prime directors of photography in the 1930s. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) is sometimes considered the first film-noir.

While working regularly at RKO, joined Val Lewton's unit making low-budget horror-films being responsible for the cinematography of five of the films produced by Lewton's unit. Musuraca collaborated with director Jacques Tourneur on Cat People (1942) and, after the end of Lewton's time at RKO, Out of the Past (1947). He was nominated for a 1947 Academy Award for his work on I Remember Mama. After working briefly at Warner Bros. in the late 1950s, Musuraca joined Desilu, where he spent his last active years in TV work including the television series F Troop.

The most significant works of Nicholas Musuraca

Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947)

Position: Director of Photography
Back to Bataan (1945)

Position: Director of Photography
The Seventh Victim (1943)

Position: Director of Photography
The Blue Gardenia (1953)

Position: Director of Photography
Clash by Night (1952)

Position: Director of Photography
Cat People
Cat People (1942)

Position: Director of Photography
The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Position: Director of Photography
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

Position: Director of Photography
Roadblock (1951)

Position: Director of Photography
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

Position: Director of Photography


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