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Stanley Cortez

Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer and photographer (died 1997)

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Born
November 4, 1908
Died
December 23, 1997
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1908

About Stanley Cortez

Stanley Cortez, A.S.C. (born Stanislaus Samuel Kranz; November 4, 1908 – December 23, 1997) was an American cinematographer. He worked on over 100 films between 1929 and 1980, and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His most notable credits included Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955), Nunnally Johnson's The Three Faces of Eve (1957), and Samuel Fuller's Shock Corridor (1963) and The Naked Kiss (1964). He served as President of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1985 to 1986. He was the younger brother of actor and director Ricardo Cortez. Cortez saw the set for the film before being appointed the first cameraman.

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The world when Stanley Cortez was born

Stanley Cortez was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Stanley Cortez's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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