# Joseph August > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joseph_August > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joseph_August.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_August > Source revision: 1321749198 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American cinematographer (1890–1947)}} {{for|the American singer who performed as "Mr. Google Eyes"|Joe August}} {{Infobox person |name = Joseph H. August |image = Joseph H. August (1922).jpg |alt = portrait phtot of Joseph H. August, taken in 1922 |caption = Joseph H. August (1922) |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1890|4|26}} |birth_place = [Idaho Springs, Colorado](/source/Idaho_Springs%2C_Colorado), U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1947|09|25|1890|04|26}} |death_place = |death_cause = |nationality = |other_names = |known_for = [ASC](/source/American_Society_of_Cinematographers) Co-founder |education = Colorado School of Mining |alma_mater = |employer = |occupation = [Cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer) |years_active = 1913–1947 |title = |predecessor = |successor = |boards = |spouse = |partner = |children = Son, Joseph S. August (1916–2006) |parents = |relations = |awards = |footnotes = }} '''Joseph H. August''', A.S.C. (26 April 1890 – 25 September 1947) was an American [cinematographer](/source/cinematographer) and co-founder of the [American Society of Cinematographers](/source/American_Society_of_Cinematographers). His films included ''[Gunga Din](/source/Gunga_Din_(film))'' (1939) for which he was nominated for [Academy Award for Best Cinematography](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography), ''[The Hunchback of Notre Dame](/source/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1939_film))'' (1939), ''[The Devil and Daniel Webster](/source/The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster_(film))'' (1941), and ''[Portrait of Jennie](/source/Portrait_of_Jennie)'' (1948).{{cite book | last=Higham | first =Charles | last2=Greenberg | first2=Joel | year = 1968 | title=Hollywood in the Forties | page=57 | publisher=A. Zwemmer Limited | location=London | isbn=0-302-00477-7}} He died in 1947 shortly after completing the filming of ''Portrait of Jennie''. He received his second Oscar nomination, posthumously, for this film. His son, Joseph S. August (1916–2006), was also a cinematographer. ==Selected filmography== [[File:The Border Wireless 1918.jpg|thumb|Poster for ''[The Border Wireless](/source/The_Border_Wireless)'', photographed by Joe August]] *''[Hell's Hinges](/source/Hell's_Hinges)'' (1916; film debut) *''[The Apostle of Vengeance](/source/The_Apostle_of_Vengeance)'' (1916) *''[The Aryan](/source/The_Aryan)'' (1916) *''[Truthful Tulliver](/source/Truthful_Tulliver)'' (1917) *''[The Gunfighter](/source/The_Gunfighter_(1917_film))'' (1917) *''['Blue Blazes' Rawden](/source/'Blue_Blazes'_Rawden)'' (1918) * ''[The Border Wireless](/source/The_Border_Wireless)'' (1918) *''[Selfish Yates](/source/Selfish_Yates)'' (1918) *''[Travelin' On](/source/Travelin'_On_(film))'' (1922) *''[St. Elmo](/source/St._Elmo_(1923_American_film))'' (1923) *''[Good-By Girls!](/source/Good-By_Girls!)'' (1923) *''[The Vagabond Trail](/source/The_Vagabond_Trail)'' (1924) *''[Tumbleweeds](/source/Tumbleweeds_(1925_film))'' (1925) *''[The Beloved Rogue](/source/The_Beloved_Rogue)'' (1927) *''[Two Arabian Knights](/source/Two_Arabian_Knights)'' (1928) *''[Up the River](/source/Up_the_River)'' (1930) *''[The Black Camel](/source/The_Black_Camel_(film))'' (1931) *''[The Brat](/source/The_Brat)'' (1931) *''[Seas Beneath](/source/Seas_Beneath)'' (1931) *''[Vanity Street](/source/Vanity_Street)'' (1932) *''[The Silent Witness](/source/The_Silent_Witness_(1932_film))'' (1932) * ''[As the Devil Commands](/source/As_the_Devil_Commands)'' (1932) *''[The Circus Queen Murder](/source/The_Circus_Queen_Murder)'' (1933) *''[Black Moon](/source/Black_Moon_(1934_film))'' (1934) *''[The Captain Hates the Sea](/source/The_Captain_Hates_the_Sea)'' (1934) *''[Among the Missing](/source/Among_the_Missing_(film))'' (1934) *''[Twentieth Century](/source/Twentieth_Century_(film))'' (1934) *''[The Whole Town's Talking](/source/The_Whole_Town's_Talking)'' (1935) *''[The Informer](/source/The_Informer_(1935_film))'' (1935) *''[Sylvia Scarlett](/source/Sylvia_Scarlett)'' (1935) *''[Mary of Scotland](/source/Mary_of_Scotland_(film))'' (1936) *''[The Plough and the Stars](/source/The_Plough_and_the_Stars_(film))'' (1936) *''[The Soldier and the Lady](/source/The_Soldier_and_the_Lady)'' (1937) *''[The Saint in New York](/source/The_Saint_in_New_York_(film))'' (1938) *''[Gunga Din](/source/Gunga_Din_(film))'' (1939) *''[Man of Conquest](/source/Man_of_Conquest)'' (1939) *''[Nurse Edith Cavell](/source/Nurse_Edith_Cavell)'' (1939) *''[The Hunchback of Notre Dame](/source/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1939_film))'' (1939) *''[Primrose Path](/source/Primrose_Path_(1940_film))'' (1940) *''[Dance, Girl, Dance](/source/Dance%2C_Girl%2C_Dance)'' (1940) *''[Melody Ranch](/source/Melody_Ranch)'' (1940) *''[The Devil and Daniel Webster](/source/The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster_(film))'' (1941) *''[They Were Expendable](/source/They_Were_Expendable)'' (1945) *''[Portrait of Jennie](/source/Portrait_of_Jennie)'' (1948, final film) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0005641|Joseph H. August}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:August, Joseph H.}} Category:1890 births Category:1947 deaths Category:American cinematographers Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery Category:People from Idaho Springs, Colorado Category:Place of death missing Category:20th-century American people {{US-cinematographer-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Joseph August](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_August) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_August?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.