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Wong Tung Jim, A.S.C., known professionally as James Wong Howe (Houghto), was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood due to his innovative filming techniques. Howe was known as a master of the use of shadow and one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus.
Birth Name
Wong Tung Jim
Born
Monday, 28 August 1899
Died
Monday, 12 July 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Visions of Light | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1992 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Visions of Light | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1992 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| 87th Precinct | 1961 |
| Checkmate | 1960 |
| Invisible Avenger | 1958 |
| Go Man Go | 1954 |
| The World of Dong Kingman | 1953 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 1967 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Won |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Won |
| 1944 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1944 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1941 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
