Joseph MacDonald

American cinematographer (1906-1968)
Person Human Q345800

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
December 15, 1906
Date of death
May 26, 1968
Place of birth
Mexico City
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Cause of death
disease[10]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[18]
Family name
MacDonald[11]
Given name
Joseph[12]
Manner of death
natural causes[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joe MacDonald en Joseph MacDonald ar جوزيف مكدونالد cs Joe McDonald cs Joseph MacDonald cs Joseph Mc Donald cs Joseph McDonald cs Joseph P. MacDonald cs Joe Mc Donald cs Joe Mac Donald el Τζόζεφ ΜακΝτόναλτ fa جوزف مک‌دانلد fr Joe Mac Donald fr Joe MacDonald fr Joe McDonald he ג'וסף מקדונלד hu Joseph Patrick MacDonald ja ジョー・マクドナルド ja ジョセフ・マクドナルド ru Джозеф Макдональд
🔖 Identifiers · 42
VIAF cluster ID
102339986
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93004840
GND ID
137511655
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
5645
AllMovie person ID
p100538
AlloCiné person ID
48016
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140474083
CONOR.SI ID
95927395
Danish National Filmography person ID
113405, 121814
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137511655
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Elonet person ID
122579
Europeana entity
agent/base/18811
Film.ru person ID
dzhozef-makdonald
Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
nm0531796
IdRef ID
059086416
Ivi person ID
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J9U entity ID
987007335071605171
Kinobox person ID
303007
Kinopoisk person ID
359970
NL CR AUT ID
xx0183101
NUKAT ID
n2010007603
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585623105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1169146
Open Media Database person ID
19214
PORT person ID
23515
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
387545
RedBA Granada authority ID
67433
Related category
Wikidata item
SBN author ID
UBOV013726
Scope.dk person ID
15160
Sinemalar person ID
33290
Swedish Film Database person ID
144944
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
118617
TMDB person ID
30288
WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
89539

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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Joseph MacDonald was born in Mexico City[1]. He was born on December 15, 1906[2]. He passed away in Woodland Hills[3]. He died on May 26, 1968[4]. He worked as a cinematographer[5] and photographer[6].

FAQs

Where was Joseph MacDonald born?

Born in Mexico City[1].

Where did Joseph MacDonald die?

Joseph MacDonald passed away in Woodland Hills[3].

What did Joseph MacDonald do for work?

Joseph MacDonald worked as cinematographer[5] and photographer[6].

Where did Joseph MacDonald go to school?

Joseph MacDonald was educated at University of Southern California[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 33290
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 33290, batch #270606"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → DAFE-DED3-8BE7-F3A7-05D1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
    Place of birth → Mexico City
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → cinematographer, photographer
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981061020670606706, batch #257571"
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