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Edward Colman(1905-1995)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Edward Colman was born on 25 January 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Mary Poppins (1964), The Absent Minded Professor (1961) and Dragnet (1951). He died on 24 January 1995 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
BornJanuary 25, 1905
DiedJanuary 24, 1995(89)
BornJanuary 25, 1905
DiedJanuary 24, 1995(89)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 5 nominations total

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Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1964
Fred MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
The Absent Minded Professor
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1961
Jack Webb in Dragnet (1951)
Dragnet
7.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
The Ambushers (1967)
The Ambushers
5.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1967

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in Japan (1988)
    Big Bird in Japan
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1955–1979
  • The Love Bug (1968)
    The Love Bug
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1968
  • Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, and Suzanne Pleshette in Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
    Blackbeard's Ghost
    6.8
    • director of photography
    • 1968
  • The Ambushers (1967)
    The Ambushers
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1967
  • The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
    The Gnome-Mobile
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1967
  • Lesley Ann Warren, Greer Garson, Hermione Baddeley, Joyce Bulifant, Gladys Cooper, John Davidson, Fred MacMurray, Geraldine Page, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
    The Happiest Millionaire
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1967
  • Roddy McDowall and Mike Mazurki in The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1967
  • Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette in The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
    The Ugly Dachshund
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Roddy McDowall, Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, and Syn Cat in That Darn Cat! (1965)
    That Darn Cat!
    6.7
    • director of photography
    • 1965
  • The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
    The Monkey's Uncle
    5.8
    • director of photography
    • 1965
  • Those Calloways (1965)
    Those Calloways
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1965
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
    Mary Poppins
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964
  • The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
    The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
    6.2
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • Savage Sam (1963)
    Savage Sam
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 1963

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, Timothy Turner, Jon Walmsley, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Ralph Wright, and Connor Quinn in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    7.5
    • animation camera (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn, James Gregory, Dean Jones, Lee Montgomery, and Tony Roberts in The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
    The Million Dollar Duck
    5.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • The Jungle Book (1967)
    The Jungle Book
    7.6
    • animation camera (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Sterling Holloway, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, and Ralph Wright in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
    8.0
    Short
    • animation camera (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Walt Disney, Kevin Corcoran, Annette Funicello, Sharon Baird, Lonnie Burr, Tommy Cole, Tim Considine, Jimmie Dodd, Lynn Fields, Darlene Gillespie, Don Grady, Cheryl Holdridge, Tommy Kirk, Cubby O'Brien, Karen Pendleton, David Stollery, Roy Williams, Lynn Ready, and Linda Hughes in The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
    The Mickey Mouse Club
    7.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1955
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    7.2
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Leo Carrillo and Duncan Renaldo in The Valiant Hombre (1948)
    The Valiant Hombre
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)
    Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Louise Allbritton, Louis Hayward, and Dennis O'Keefe in Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
    Walk a Crooked Mile
    6.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Ralph Morgan, Onslow Stevens, and June Vincent in The Creeper (1948)
    The Creeper
    4.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Don Ameche, Claudette Colbert, Hazel Brooks, and Robert Cummings in Sleep, My Love (1948)
    Sleep, My Love
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Rod Cameron and Ella Raines in The Runaround (1946)
    The Runaround
    6.5
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, and Jack Oakie in She Wrote the Book (1946)
    She Wrote the Book
    6.4
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, George Dolenz, and Alan Mowbray in Idea Girl (1946)
    Idea Girl
    5.5
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, and Beverly Simmons in Frontier Gal (1945)
    Frontier Gal
    5.9
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Edward Coleman
  • Born
    • January 25, 1905
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 24, 1995
    • Newport Beach, California, USA(natural causes)

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    Brother of cinematographer Ben Colman.
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    • Edward Colman

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