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Lionel Lindon(1905-1971)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Lionel Lindon
Lionel Lindon was born on 2 September 1905 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Going My Way (1944). He died on 20 September 1971 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1905
DiedSeptember 20, 1971(66)
BornSeptember 2, 1905
DiedSeptember 20, 1971(66)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1956
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1962
Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)
Going My Way
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1944
Vanished (1971)
Vanished
6.9
TV Mini Series
  • Cinematographer

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Bad Men of the West (1974)
    Bad Men of the West
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1971–1972
  • Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Vanished (1971)
    Vanished
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1971
  • Lee Grant in Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)
    Ransom for a Dead Man
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1971
  • Do You Take This Stranger?
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1970
  • Ritual of Evil (1970)
    Ritual of Evil
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • The Movie Murderer (1970)
    The Movie Murderer
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Generation (1969)
    Generation
    5.8
    • Cinematographer (as Lionel Linden)
    • 1969
  • Pendulum (1969)
    Pendulum
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
    The Extraordinary Seaman
    3.5
    • director of photography
    • 1969
  • Three Guns for Texas (1968)
    Three Guns for Texas
    5.7
    • director of photography
    • 1968
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1967–1968
  • The Second Hundred Years (1967)
    The Second Hundred Years
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1967

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Victor Mature and Betty Hutton in Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
    Red, Hot and Blue
    5.9
    • fill-in photographer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Susan Hayward and Lee Bowman in Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
    Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
    6.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in No Time for Love (1943)
    No Time for Love
    6.8
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)
    Wake Island
    6.7
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • George Raft and Sylvia Sidney in You and Me (1938)
    You and Me
    6.8
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Paul Cavanagh, Gertrude Michael, and Alison Skipworth in The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
    The Notorious Sophie Lang
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Joe E. Brown and Bernice Claire in Top Speed (1930)
    Top Speed
    5.8
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • William Powell, Raymond Griffith, and Vera Voronina in Time to Love (1927)
    Time to Love
    • additional camera operator
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Lionel Linden
  • Born
    • September 2, 1905
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 20, 1971
    • Van Nuys, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.).
  • Nickname
    • Curly

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