Joseph Walker (cinematographer)
| Joseph Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Bailey Walker August 22, 1892 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Died | August 1, 1985 (aged 92) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Years active | 1919 to 1952 |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Warfield 1923 to 1935 Juanita Walker ?-? |
Joseph Walker, A.S.C. (August 22, 1892 – August 1, 1985) was an American cinematographer who worked on 145 films during a career that spanned thirty-three years.
Born Joseph Bailey Walker in Denver, Colorado, Walker worked as a wireless telephone engineer, inventor, and photographer of documentaries for the Red Cross during World War I before starting his feature film career in 1919 with the Canadian film Back to God's Country, which was filmed near the Arctic Circle. For the next seven years he freelanced at various studios, working for noted directors W.S. Van Dyke, Francis Ford, and George B. Seitz, among others. He joined Columbia Pictures in 1927 and worked almost exclusively at the studio until he retired in 1952.
Walker collaborated with director Frank Capra on twenty films, including Ladies of Leisure (1930), Lady for a Day (1933), The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), It Happened One Night (1934), Lost Horizon (1937), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
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