Joseph August

For the American singer who performed as "Mr. Google Eyes", see Joe August (musician).

Joseph H. August, A.S.C. (26 April 1890 – 25 September 1947) was an American cinematographer and co-founder of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Joseph H. August
Born	(1890-04-26)April 26, 1890 Idaho Springs, Colorado
Died	September 25, 1947(1947-09-25) (aged 57)
Education	Colorado School of Mining
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1913–1947
Known for	ASC Co-founder
Children	Son, Joseph A. August (1916–2006)

His films included Gunga Din (1939) for which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), and Portrait of Jennie (1948).^[1]

He died in 1947 shortly after completing the filming of Portrait of Jennie. He received his second Oscar nomination, posthumously, for this film. His son, Joseph A. August (1916–2006), was also a cinematographer.

Selected filmography

 

Poster for The Border Wireless, photographed by Joe August

• Hell's Hinges (1916; film debut)
• The Apostle of Vengeance (1916)
• The Aryan (1916)
• Truthful Tulliver (1917)
• The Gunfighter (1917)
• 'Blue Blazes' Rawden (1918)
• The Border Wireless (1918)
• Selfish Yates (1918)
• Travelin' On (1922)
• St. Elmo (1923)
• Good-By Girls! (1923)
• The Vagabond Trail (1924)
• Tumbleweeds (1925)
• The Beloved Rogue (1927)
• Two Arabian Knights (1928)
• Up the River (1930)
• The Black Camel (1931)
• The Brat (1931)
• Seas Beneath (1931)
• Vanity Street (1932)
• The Silent Witness (1932)
• As the Devil Commands (1932)
• The Circus Queen Murder (1933)
• Black Moon (1934)
• The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
• Among the Missing (1934)
• Twentieth Century (1934)
• The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
• The Informer (1935)
• Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
• Mary of Scotland (1936)
• The Plough and the Stars (1936)
• The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
• The Saint in New York (1938)
• Gunga Din (1939)
• Man of Conquest (1939)
• Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
• Primrose Path (1940)
• Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
• Melody Ranch (1940)
• The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
• They Were Expendable (1945)
• Portrait of Jennie (1948, final film)

References

1. Higham, Charles; Greenberg, Joel (1968). Hollywood in the Forties. London: A. Zwemmer Limited. p. 57. ISBN 0-302-00477-7.

External links

• Joseph H. August at IMDb
• Joseph H. August at AllMovie