Goldenblatt, Stephen 1945–

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GOLDENBLATT, Stephen 1945

PERSONAL

Born April 29, 1945, in South Africa. Education: Graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1969, where he studied cinematography.

Addresses: Agent The Skouras Agency, 1149 Third St., 3rd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403.

Career: Cinematographer, scenic artist, camera operator, and lighting director. Cinematographer for television commercials, 197275; previously worked as a photojournalist, focusing on pictures of rock stars, and print editor; ran Anthony ArmstrongJones' photo studio for three years.

Member: American Society of Cinematographers, British Society of Cinematographers.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical releases, 1992, both for The Prince of Tides; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical releases, 1996, both for Batman Forever; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or a movie, 2001, for Conspiracy; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or movie, 2002, for Path to War; American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in movies of the week, miniseries, pilot for cable or pay TV, 2004, for Angels in America.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Pass of Arms (short film), 1972.

Outland, Warner Bros., 1981.

The Return of the Soldier, 1982.

The Hunger, 1983.

Kilroy Was Here (also known as Caught in the Act ), 1983.

The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984.

Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear ), 1985.

Lethal Weapon, 1987.

Everybody's AllAmerican (also known as When I Fall in Love ), Warner Bros., 1988.

Lethal Weapon 2, 1989.

Joe versus the Volcano, 1990.

The Prince of Tides, 1991.

For the Boys, 1991.

Consenting Adults, Buena Vista, 1992.

The Pelican Brief, Warner Bros., 1993.

Batman Forever (also known as Forever ), Warner Bros., 1995.

Striptease, Columbia, 1996.

Batman & Robin, Warner Bros., 1997.

The Deep End of the Ocean, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Closer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2004.

Film Work:

Photography, Forum (documentary), 1969.

Assistant camera operator, The Mangrove Nine (documentary), 1970.

Photography, Foto: Sven Nykvist (documentary), 1972.

Camera operator, Breaking Glass, Paramount, 1980.

Lighting director, The Alternative Miss World, 1980.

Camera operator, Wildfire, MCA/Universal, 1987.

Television Cinematographer; Miniseries:

Angels in America, HBO, 2003.

Television Cinematographer; Movies:

Conspiracy, HBO, 2001.

Path to War, HBO, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Himself, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

American Cinematographer, March, 1999, p. 88.

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