George Barnes

Birthday: October 16th, 1892 Date of Death: May 30th, 1953 Place of Birth: Pasadena, California, USA

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George S. Barnes, A.S.C. (October 16, 1892 – May 30, 1953)

was an American cinematographer from the era of silent films to the early

1950s. Over the course of his career, he was nominated for an Academy Award

eight times, including his work on The Devil Dancer (1927) with Gilda Gray and

Clive Brook. However, he only won once, for his work on the Alfred Hitchcock

film Rebecca (1940). He died at the age of 60 in Los Angeles, California after

having worked on at least 142 films.

He was married to Joan Blondell from 1933 to 1936, and was

the father of television executive Norman S. Powell.