James Glennon
James Glennon ASC (August 29, 1942 – October 19, 2006) was an American cinematographer.
James Glennon | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 2006 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1970–2006 |
| Spouse | Charmaine Witus (m. 1977) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Bert Glennon (father) |
Career
Born in Los Angeles, California, Glennon was the son of cinematographer Bert Glennon. James started off working in the Warner Bros. mail room, and then moved to the camera department, including as director of photography of the American unit for Return of the Jedi.
Beginning in 1970, Glennon worked as a cinematographer on feature motion pictures, Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt and others including El Norte.
In 2005, his work on the HBO television series Deadwood earned him an Emmy Award. Glennon also worked as director of photography on a number of other television movies and program series, such as The West Wing, along with Carnivàle and Big Love for HBO.
Death
Glennon died unexpectedly on October 19, 2006, from complications (a blood clot) during surgery for prostate cancer. He was survived by his four children (by Charmaine Witus): Meghan (an actress), Allison, Andrew, and Juliet. He is buried at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Selected filmography
As cinematographer
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jaws of Death | Richard Martin | Documentary |
| 1981 | Prisoners | Peter Werner | |
| 1983 | El Norte | Gregory Nava | |
| Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand | Location Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Robert Butler | |
| 1985 | Smooth Talk | Joyce Chopra | |
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night | Dennis Klein | |
| Flight of the Navigator | Randal Kleiser | ||
| 1987 | Robocop | Paul Verhoeven | Uncredited |
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny | Gregory Nava | |
| 1990 | A Show of Force | Bruno Barreto | |
| 1992 | Me Myself & I | Pablo Ferro | |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Alexander Payne | |
| 1997 | Best Men | Tamra Davis | |
| 1999 | The Runner | Ron Moler | |
| Election | Alexander Payne | ||
| 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Dwight Yoakam | |
| Playing Mona Lisa | Matthew Huffman | ||
| 2001 | Viva Las Nowhere | Jason Bloom | |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Alexander Payne | |
| Local Boys | Ron Moler | ||
| Life Without Dick | Bix Skahill | Straight-to-DVD | |
| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Matthew Ryan Hoge | |
| 2005 | The Big White | Mark Mylod | |
| Madison | William Bindley | ||
| 2006 | Room 10 | Jennifer Aniston Andrea Buchanan | Short Film |
References
External links
- James Glennon at IMDb
- Bert Glennon at IMDb
- Meghan Glennon at IMDb
- 2005 Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series
- American Society of Cinematographers ~ ASC official website
- James Glennon Photos
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