William Daniels (cinematographer)

William H. Daniels ASC
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Born	William H. Daniels (1901-12-01)December 1, 1901 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 14, 1970(1970-06-14) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1919–1970
Spouse	Betty Lee Gaston
Children	3

William H. Daniels ASC (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer who was best-known as Greta Garbo's personal lensman. Daniels served as the cinematographer on all but three of Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including Torrent (1926), The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Kiss (1929), Anna Christie (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936) and Ninotchka (1939). Early in his career, Daniels worked regularly with director Erich von Stroheim,^[1] providing cinematography for such films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Greed (1924). Daniels went on to win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Naked City (1948).