William Daniels (cinematographer)
William H. Daniels ASC (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer who was best-known as actress
Greta Garbo's personal lensman.
Daniels served as the cinematographer on all but three of Garbo's films during her tenure at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including ''
Torrent'' (1926), ''
The Mysterious Lady'' (1928), ''
The Kiss'' (1929), ''
Anna Christie'' (1930), ''
Grand Hotel'' (1932), ''
Queen Christina'' (1933), ''
Anna Karenina'' (1935), ''
Camille'' (1936) and ''
Ninotchka'' (1939).
Early in his career, Daniels worked regularly with director
Erich von Stroheim, providing cinematography for such films as ''
The Devil's Pass Key'' (1920) and ''
Greed'' (1924). Daniels went on to win an
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on ''
The Naked City'' (1948).
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