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Joseph F. Biroc
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Biography
Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman. He frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.
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Airplane!
Director of Photography
It's a Wonderful Life
Director of Photography
Blazing Saddles
Director of Photography
...All the Marbles
Director of Photography
Viva Las Vegas
Director of Photography
Cahill: United States Marshal
Director of Photography
13 Ghosts
Director of Photography
The Bat
Director of Photography
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