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John F. Seitz

American cinematographer and inventor (1892-1979)
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John F. Seitz
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Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 23, 1892
Date of death
February 27, 1979
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
cinematographer, inventor
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[13][14][15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Seitz[10]
Given name
John, F.[11][12]
Place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000121301257
VIAF cluster ID
43321927
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86075501
GND ID
138195722
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1580
AllMovie person ID
p110712
Allcinema person ID
1935
AlloCiné person ID
50416
American Film Institute person ID
87507
CANTIC ID
981058612728506706
CINE21 person ID
44390
CONOR.SI ID
21221987
Show all 44 identifiers +32
Danish National Filmography person ID
116585, 62326
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
138195722
EDb person ID
n0004827
Elonet person ID
127282
Europeana entity
agent/base/155974
Film.ru person ID
dzhon-f-sayc
Find a Grave memorial ID
11771209
Freebase ID
/m/071jrc
George Eastman Museum people ID
103579
HAND ID
112F-E76F-8256-9138-8DE0
IMDb ID
nm0005870
IdRef ID
111938570
Ivi person ID
dzhon-f-sajts
J9U entity ID
987009645389905171
Kinobox person ID
831104
Kinopoisk person ID
216266
MYmovies person ID
116065
NL CR AUT ID
xx0179709
NUKAT ID
n2010304152
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1248016
Open Media Database person ID
8620
PORT person ID
136666
SNAC ARK ID
w61135b5
Scope.dk person ID
14487
Swedish Film Database person ID
134224
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
173829
TMDB person ID
8620
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058612728506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1396558
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycTM9QB6KGctxPWc8V4q
Yale LUX ID
person/7ce1ee5b-de26-411a-8e70-24aeb6593cdf
ČSFD person ID
80217

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Occupation 2
inventor, cinematographer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of burial 1
Holy Cross Cemetery
Place of death 1
Woodland Hills
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John F. Seitz was born on June 23, 1892[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on February 27, 1979[3], in Woodland Hills[4]. He worked as a cinematographer[5] and inventor[6].

FAQs

Where was John F. Seitz born?

John F. Seitz's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did John F. Seitz die?

John F. Seitz died in Woodland Hills[4].

What did John F. Seitz do for work?

John F. Seitz worked as a cinematographer[5] and inventor[6].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65759: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 9d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 1935
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62588"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 112F-E76F-8256-9138-8DE0
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  4. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 44390
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42112"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Woodland Hills
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → John, F.
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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