Harold G. "Hal" Rosson, A.S.C. (August 24, 1895 – September 6, 1988) was an American cinematographer during the early and classical Hollywood cinema. He is best known for his work on the 1939 masterpiece The Wizard of Oz.
Rosson came from a film-making family. His brother, Arthur Rosson, was a successful director and several other family members were involved in the early film industry.
Harold Rosson began his film career in 1908 as an actor at t...
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Harold G. "Hal" Rosson, A.S.C. (August 24, 1895 – September 6, 1988) was an American cinematographer during the early and classical Hollywood cinema. He is best known for his work on the 1939 masterpiece The Wizard of Oz.
Rosson came from a film-making family. His brother, Arthur Rosson, was a successful director and several other family members were involved in the early film industry.
Harold Rosson began his film career in 1908 as an actor at the Vitagraph Studios in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. He became the assistant to Irvin Willat at the Mark Dintenfass Studios. In 1912 he divided his time as an office boy in a stockbrokers firm and as and assistant, extra, and handyman at the Famous Players Studio in New York.
In December 1914, Rosson moved to California and joined Metro Pictures. During World War I he served in the army. After his demobilization he went to work on the Marion Davies film The Dark Star. He was offered a contract with the Davies Company. In 1920 he...
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