Gábor Pogány | |
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Born |
Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
October 28, 1915
Died | October 30, 1999 Rome, Lazio, Italy |
(aged 84)
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1941 - 1991 |
Gábor Pogány (1915–1999) was a Hungarian-born Italian cinematographer. Born in Budapest and educated in Britain, Pogány emigrated to Italy and spent much of his career in the country. He worked on over a hundred films during his career, mainly Italian films as well as some international productions. He worked frequently with the director Vittorio De Sica on films such as Two Women (1960). In 1960 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best cinematography for his work in Alessandro Blasetti's European Nights.
Pogány's son Cristiano Pogany was also a cinematographer, who was born in 1947, Rome, Lazio, Italy and died on February 18, 1999 (age 52) in Rome, Lazio, Italy.