Ted Tetzlaff | |
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Born |
Dale H. Tetzlaff June 3, 1903 Los Angeles, California, United States |
Died | January 7, 1995 Sausalito, California, United States |
(aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Film director, cinematographer |
Dale H. "Ted" Tetzlaff (3 June 1903, Los Angeles, California – 7 January 1995, Sausalito, California) was a noted Academy Award-nominated Hollywood cinematographer active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was particularly favored by the actress Carole Lombard, whom he photographed in 10 films.
After World War II service as a US Army Major he became a film director, and directed about a dozen films from 1947 to 1957, most notably the film noir classic The Window (1949).
His father was racecar driver and film stuntman Teddy Tetzlaff (1883–1929).