James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
Guangzhou, China
Actor
Camera Operator
Cinematography
Director
Director of Photography
Biography
James Wong Howe, ASC, was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He
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