Brianne Murphy

Brianne Murphy
Born Geraldine Brianne Murphy
(1933-04-01)April 1, 1933
London, England, UK
Died August 20, 2003(2003-08-20) (aged 70)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Occupation Cinematographer

Geraldine Brianne Murphy (April 1, 1933 – August 20, 2003) was a cinematographer and, the first female director of photography on a major studio film.[1]

Biography

Murphy was educated in English and American schools before she set her sights on an acting career and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and Pembroke College. In order to become "more American", she worked as a trick rider with a rodeo for a season. In 1954, she "crashed" the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden on opening night and performed as a clown for the entire evening.[1]

The resulting publicity helped Murphy land a job as a still photographer with the traveling circus and eventually led to her to Hollywood. She soon began working with low-budget filmmakers Jerry Warren and Ralph Brooke, both of whom she married.

In 1980, she was the first female director of photography on a major studio picture, Fatso. In 1982, Murphy won an Academy Award for Scientific and Engineering Achievement.[2] She was also nominated for four Emmys for cinematography, winning for outstanding cinematography for the series Highway to Heaven in 1985.[1]

Death

On August 20, 2003, Brianne Murphy died of lung and brain cancer, aged 70, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.[1]

Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards

Academy Award

Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brianne Murphy biography
  2. AMPAS - Index of Motion Picture Credits Archived August 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.