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    A cinematographer since the age of 18, Colorado-born Joseph Walker began his lifelong association with Columbia Pictures in the mid '20s. At the time, Columbia was a poverty-row outfit spending the least possible amount on its films. Walker learned to work around these production shortcomings by adopting a smoky, soft-focus photographic style, which obscured the fact that the sets were ...more
    • 1981
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Gordon E. Sawyer Award
    • win
    • 1946
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Best Color Cinematography
    • The Jolson Story
    • nom
    • 1941
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Best Black and White Cinematography
    • Here Comes Mr. Jordan
    • nom


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