Ted McCord (cinematographer)

Ted McCord, A.S.C.
McCord (left) filming Deep Valley, 1947
Born	Thamer McCord August 2, 1900 Sullivan County, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 19, 1976 (aged 75) Glendale, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Cancer
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1921–1966

Ted McCord, A.S.C. (August 2, 1900 – January 19, 1976) was an American cinematographer.^[1]

Biography

Born in Sullivan County, Indiana, McCord received three Academy Award nominations. The first two (1948's Johnny Belinda and 1962's Two for the Seesaw) were for black-and white cinematography, and the third (1965's The Sound of Music^[2]) was for color.^[3][4]

McCord died of cancer in Glendale, California at the age of 75.^[5]

Selected filmography

• Freighters of Destiny (1931)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
• "Man From 1997" (1956 television anthology episode)
• The Sound of Music (1965)

References

1. Leemann, Sérgio. "Photographs of Ted McCord". A Certain Cinema. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
2. "Screenshots from The Sound of Music". Cinema Squid. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
3. "Ted McCord Biography". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
4. Latimer, William (November 6, 1949). "Bogart—Sans Bacall". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 4.
5. "Ted McCord, Cameraman, Was Nominated for 3 Oscars". The New York Times. January 26, 1976. p. 26.

External links

• Ted McCord at the Internet Movie Database
• Ted McCord at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Ted McCord at the TCM Movie Database
• Ted McCord at AllMovie
• Ted McCord at Find a Grave