William C. Mellor - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	29-June-1903
Place of Birth	Missouri (United States of America, United States, with Territories, Contiguous United States)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	William Mellor, Mellor, William C. Mellor, A.S.C.
Profession	Cinematographer
William C. Mellor, A.S.C. was a cinematographer who worked at Paramount, MGM and 20th Century Fox during a career that spanned three decades. After earning his stripes on a string of B-movies in the 1930s, he first started making serious inroads as a leading cinematographer in 1940 when he worked for Preston Sturges on The Great McGinty. Mellor did his best work with directors George Stevens and William Wellman. He also contributed to several Anthony Mann westerns, including The Naked Spur in 1953, and a number of MGM musicals. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Mark Robson's Peyton Place in 1957. He died suddenly of a heart attack while filming Stevens' The Greatest Story Ever Told in 1963. Loyal Griggs replaced Mellor. Mellor received a posthumous Oscar nomination for his work on the film.

Awards by William C. Mellor

Check all the awards nominated and won by William C. Mellor.

1965

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	The Greatest Story Ever Told

1959

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	The Diary of Anne Frank

1957

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	Peyton Place

1952

Nominations 1952 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography - Black and White	A Place in the Sun

1951

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Honored for : A Place in the Sun

Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	A Place in the Sun

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