词条 | Gene Polito |
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|name=Gene Polito |birth_name=Eugene Emmanuel Polito |birth_date={{birth date|1918|9|13}} |birth_place=Brooklyn, New York |death_date={{death date and age|2010|11|28|1918|9|13}} |death_place=Irvine, California |parents=Sol Polito Frances Polito |occupation=Cinematographer }}Eugene Emmanuel Polito (September 13, 1918 – November 28, 2010) was an American cinematographer,[1] mechanical engineer and academic. His numerous of film and television credits included Futureworld, Up in Smoke and Lost in Space.[1] Polito was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1918, the son of cinematographer Sol Polito and his wife, Frances Polito.[2] Polito was just eight months old when his family moved to Los Angeles in 1919 so his father, Sol Polito, could continue working at Warner Brothers Studios.[2] Polito graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles.[2] He attended Loyola University (now Loyola Marymount University), before earning his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California.[2] Polito was employed as an engineer for aerospace manufacturer, Douglas Aircraft Company, during World War II.[2] Polito began his career as a cinematographer towards the end of World War II.[2] His career ultimately spanned more than forty years and included hundreds of film and television productions.[2] A member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Polito is credited with the invention of the "Polito Bracket," which film studio photographers now use as a mounting accessory for Reflectors and Bead Board.[2] Polito became a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts when he was 62 years old.[2] DeathPolito died at his home in Irvine, California, on November 28, 2010, aged 92, following a three-year battle with esophageal cancer.[2] He was survived by his wife, Lucy, to whom he had been married for 66 years, as well as nine children, a brother and nine great-grandchildren.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Gene Polito|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/163926/Gene-Polito}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite news|title=Respected Cinematographer, Professor and USC Alumnus obituary|url=http://cinema.usc.edu/about/news/in-memoriam-gene.htm|work=USC School of Cinematic Arts|date=2010-12-02|accessdate=2010-12-12}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links
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