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John F. Seitz

1892 - 1979

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John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John F. Seitz is the 396th most popular inventor (up from 411th in 2019), the 11,087th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,507th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, John F. Seitz ranks 396 out of 426. Before him are Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Bette Nesmith Graham, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Lewis Howard Latimer, and Jerry Lawson. After him are Granville Woods, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Whitehurst, Roger C. Field, Joy Mangano, and Charles Ammi Cutter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, John F. Seitz ranks 288. Before him are Charles Brackett, Frithjof Sælen, Ross Cuthbert, Stuart Davis, Mady Christians, and Bjarne Johnsen. After him are Augusta Savage, Sumner Welles, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Nico Bouvy, Keith Park, and Patricia Collinge. Among people deceased in 1979, John F. Seitz ranks 274. Before him are Mikhail Ogonkov, Akwasi Afrifa, Jocelyne LaGarde, Yvonne Mitchell, Dick Esser, and Edgar Buchanan. After him are George Brent, Lowell George, Roy Harris, Arthur Fiedler, J. G. Farrell, and Yuri Krylov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John F. Seitz ranks 11,089 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlyne Yi (1986), William H. McRaven (1955), Andrew Vachss (1942), Claudio Reyna (1973), Deborah Raffin (1953), and Kagney Linn Karter (1987). After him are Ellen Hansell (1869), Keith Andrews (1920), Corey Allen (1934), Brianna Hildebrand (1996), Dennis Hastert (1942), and Royal Dano (1922).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, John F. Seitz ranks 113. Before him are Gary Fisher (1950), Dean Kamen (1951), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), and Jerry Lawson (1940). After him are Granville Woods (1856), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Joy Mangano (1956), Charles Ammi Cutter (1837), Herbert E. Ives (1882), and Clarence Birdseye (1886).

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