The distinguished, versatile cinematographer William C. Mellor (1903 -1963) worked at Paramount, MGM and 20th Century Fox during a career that spanned three decades. A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ...

After earning his stripes on a string of B movies in the 1930s, he first started making serious inroads as a leading cinematographer in 1940 when he worked for Preston Sturges on "The Great McGinty". 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ... The Great McGinty is a 1940 Hollywood comedy movie written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy. ...

Mellor did his best work with directors George Stevens (winning Oscars for two of his films, "A Place in the Sun" in 1951 and "The Diary of Anne Frank" in 1959) and William Wellman ("Westward the Woman" 1951). He also contributed to several Anthony Mann westerns, including "The Naked Spur" in 1953, and a number of MGM musicals. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Mark Robson's "Peyton Place" in 1957. George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... A Place in the Sun is a 1951 film which tells the story of a working class young man who is entangled with two women, one who works in his wealthy uncles factory and the other the daughter of the same uncle. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Cover of the diarys Definitive Edition, 1995. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William A. Wellman (February 29, 1896 - December 9, 1975) was a movie director. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 - April 29, 1967), was an American actor and film director. ... The Naked Spur is a 1953 western movie about a man who is searching for a murderer to collect the bounty on his head. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Mark Robson (December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian-born film editor, film director and producer in Hollywood. ... Peyton Place, derived from the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious; a common catch phrase to describe any place known for its sordid atmosphere or nefarious doings. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He died suddenly of a heart attack whilst filming Stevens' "The Greatest Story Ever Told" in 1965 with Loyal Griggs having to step into the fray to fill his shoes. Stevens received a posthumous Oscar nomination for his work on the film. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 film about the life of Jesus, directed by George Stevens (some scenes by Jean Negulesco and David Lean). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...