Tony Gaudio
| Tony Gaudio | |
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Tony Gaudio, ASC
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| Born |
Gaetano Antonio Gaudio November 20, 1883 Cosenza, Italy |
| Died | August 10, 1951 (aged 67) Burlingame, California |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Title | A.S.C. President (1924–1925) |
| Board member of | ASC |
| Spouse(s) | Rosina Gaudio |
| Children | son, Francesco "Frank" Gaudio, also a cinematographer, son, Tony Gaudio, attorney, daughter, Elena Gaudio Hipple, daughter, Vera Gaudio Woods, |
| Relatives | Eugene Gaudio (brother) |
| Awards | 1936 Academy Award for Best Cinematography |
Tony Gaudio, A.S.C. (20 November 1883 – 10 August 1951) was an Italian American cinematographer and the first to create a montage sequence for a film.
Born Gaetano Antonio Gaudio in Cosenza, Italy, he began his career shooting short subjects for Italian film companies. He moved to New York City in 1906 and worked in Vitagraph's film laboratory until 1909, when he began shooting shorts for the company. His credits include Hell's Angels (1930), Little Caesar (1931), The Lady Who Dared (1931), Tiger Shark (1932), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), God's Country and the Woman (Warner Bros.' first Three-strip Technicolor film, 1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), High Sierra (1941), Days of Glory (1944), and The Red Pony (1949).
Gaudio was a favorite of Bette Davis and worked on eleven of her films, including Ex-Lady, Fog Over Frisco, Front Page Woman, Bordertown, The Sisters, Juarez, The Letter, and The Great Lie.
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