Ellsworth Fredricks

Ellsworth Fredricks (June 2, 1904 – August 16, 1993) was an American cinematographer.^[1][2][3][4] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the film Sayonara.^[5]

Ellsworth Fredricks
Born	(1904-06-02)June 2, 1904 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	August 16, 1993(1993-08-16) (aged 89) San Marcos, California, U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a major and as the official cinematographer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[6][7] Fredericks died in August 1993 in San Marcos, California, at the age of 89.^[8]

Selected filmography

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
• Sayonara (1957)
• The Scorpio Letters (1967)