Biography
Charles Galloway Clarke was an American cinematographer and collector of film history. He entered the film industry as an assistant cameraman in 1915. Clarke worked as a first cameraman and director of photography from the 1920s to 1960s; he was under contract at 20th Century-Fox from 1938 to 1962. Clarke received Academy Award nominations for cinematography for four Fox films: MOONTIDE (1942), HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO (1943), GREEN GRASS OF WYOMING (1948), and SAND (1949). In addition, he was presented with a Scientific or Technical Achievement citation (1943) and an Honorary medal of commendation (1979) from the Academy. Clarke served on the Academy Board of Governors.
