
George J. Folsey
George Folsey
Birth Date
7/2/1898 (Age 90)Birth Place
New York City, New York, USADeath Date
11/1/1988Departments
Biography
George Joseph Folsey (July 2, 1898 – November 1, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. He worked for both Associated First National and Paramount Astoria Studios before relocating to Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he spent the bulk of his career. Folsey's many credits include The Letter, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Great Ziegfeld, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Clock, The Harvey Girls, Adam's Rib, A Life of Her Own, Million Dollar Mermaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Cobweb, Cash McCall, and The Balcony. For television he served as director of photography for various episodes of the ABC series The Fugitive and...
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Frequent Collaborators

Joan Crawford
6 films together

Vincente Minnelli
3 films together

Samson Raphaelson
4 films together

William Powell
3 films together

Judy Garland
3 films together

Spencer Tracy
2 films together

























