Burnett Guffey

Burnett Guffey, A.S.C.
Guffey behind the camera
Born	(1905-05-26)May 26, 1905 Del Rio, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1983(1983-05-30) (aged 78) Goleta, California, U.S.
Title	A.S.C.
Board member of	A.S.C. President (1957–1958)
Awards	Best Black-and-White Cinematography 1954 From Here to Eternity Best Cinematography 1968 Bonnie and Clyde

Burnett Guffey, A.S.C. (May 26, 1905 – May 30, 1983) was an American cinematographer.

He won two Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity (1953) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning cinematographer began as a camera assistant in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944.

In 1957–58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long-standing member.

According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).

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