Victor Milner was nominated for ten cinematography Academy Awards, winning once for 1934 Cleopatra.
22 Facts About Victor Milner
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Victor Milner worked on more than 130 films, including dramas, comedies, film noir, and Westerns.
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Victor Milner was born on 15 December 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Victor Milner later got his projectioner's license and worked as a projectionist.
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Victor Milner was hired by Eberhard Schneider, a film equipment manufacturer.
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Victor Milner worked as a projectionist and ran supply runs for Schneider.
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Victor Milner was later sent to Galveston, Texas to embark on a destroyer; however, his orders never arrived by mail.
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Victor Milner was later hired by Pathe Freres News Reel, and his first responsibility there was to film marathon races at Union Heights.
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Victor Milner was able to go on Woodrow Wilson's first campaign tour, where he became acquainted with Teddy Roosevelt.
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When Victor Milner returned to the United States, he was married to Margaret Schneider, the daughter of Eberhard Schneider, on November 1,1916.
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Victor Milner worked for Balboa for a year before he went to work for Thomas H Ince in the William S Hart unit.
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Victor Milner later worked with the Constance Talmage Company, and at large production companies like Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal, and he went to Paramount in 1925.
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Later Milner became known for the epic look he lent to Cecil B DeMille film productions.
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Victor Milner worked with DeMille for ten years, and helped him direct movies in Technicolor.
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Milner worked with other icons in the film industry including Victor Fleming, Raoul Walsh, Preston Sturges, and Ernst Lubitsch.
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Victor Milner retired in 1953 after he completed the film Jeopardy.
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Victor Milner died in 1972, having worked on over 130 films throughout his career.
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Victor Milner was nominated for nine Academy Awards during his career, winning one for cinematography in 1934 for the film Cleopatra.
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Victor Milner received several nominations for in the category of cinematography in the Academy Awards, including The Crusades in 1935, The General Died at Dawn in 1936, and The Buccaneer in the 1938 awards.
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Victor Milner was an honorary member of the American Institute of Cinematography.
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Victor Milner was a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers and became its president from 1937 to 1939.
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Victor Milner was featured on the cover of the Who's Who in 1934, and appeared on the cover of American Cinematographer: The Motion Picture Camera Magazine in April 1935.