# Robert Burks

Robert Burks, A.S.C. (4 de juiol de 1909 - 11 de maig de 1968) va ser un director de fotografia estatunidenc, conegut pel seu treball en cinema tant en blanc i negre com en color, que ha col·laborat amb grans directors, principalment amb Alfred Hitchcock. Va morir en un incendi a casa seva a Newport Beach amb la seva esposa.

## Filmografia
### Filmografia com a fotògraf d'efectes

* Marked Woman, 1937
* Brother Orchid, 1940
* A Dispatch from Reuters, 1940
* La passió cega (They Drive by Night), 1940
* The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, 1940
* King's Row, 1941
* Highway West, 1941
* In This Our Life, 1942
* Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944
* Pride of the Marines, 1945
* God Is My Co-Pilot, 1945
* Night and Day, 1946
* The Verdict, 1946
* Les dues senyores Carroll (The Two Mrs. Carrolls), 1947
* My Wild Irish Rose, 1947
* Amor que mata (Possessed), 1947
* The Unfaithful, 1947
* Cry Wolf, 1947
* The Unsuspected, 1947
* The Woman in White, 1948
* Cayo Largo (Key Largo), 1948
* Romance on the High Seas, 1948
* Smart Girls Don't Talk, 1948
* John Loves Mary, 1949
* The Younger Brothers, 1949
* The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, 1952

### Filmografia com a director de fotografia:

* Jammin' the Blues, 1944
* Make Your Own Bed, 1944
* Escape in the Desert, 1945
* Hitler Lives!, 1945
* Star in the Night, 1945
* To the Victor, 1948
* A Kiss in the Dark, 1948
* Task Force, 1949
* The Fountainhead, 1949
* Beyond the Forest, 1949
* The Glass Menagerie, 1950
* Room for One More, 1951
* Close to My Heart, 1951
* The Enforcer, 1951
* Estranys en un tren (Strangers on a Train), 1951
* Tomorrow is Another Day, 1951
* Come Fill the Cup, 1951
* Mara Maru, 1952
* I Confess, 1952
* The Desert Song, 1953
* Hondo, 1953
* The Boy from Oklahoma, 1953
* So This Is Love, 1953
* Crim perfecte (Dial M for Murder), 1954
* La finestra indiscreta (Rear Window), 1954
* To Catch a Thief, 1955
* Però, qui ha mort en Harry? (The Trouble with Harry), 1955
* L'home que sabia massa (The Man Who Knew Too Much), 1956
* The Vagabond King, 1956
* Fals culpable (The Wrong Man), 1957
* The Spirit of St. Louis, 1957
* Vertigen (D'entre els morts) (Vertigo), 1958
* The Black Orchid, 1958
* Perseguit per la mort (North by Northwest), 1959
* But Not for Me, 1959
* Perduts a la gran ciutat (The Rat Race), 1960
* The Great Imposter, 1960
* The Pleasure of His Company, 1961
* The Music Man, 1962
* Els ocells (The Birds), 1963
* Marnie, 1964
* Once a Thief, 1965
* A Patch of Blue, 1965
* A Covenant with Death, 1966
* L'oest boig (Waterhole No. 3), 1967

## Premis de l'Acadèmia

* Nominat - Millor fotografia en blanc i negre Strangers on a Train 1951
* Nominat - Millor fotografia en color Rear Window 1954
* Guanyador - Millor fotografia en color To Catch a Thief 1955
* Nominat - Millor fotografia en blanc i negre A Patch of Blue 1965

## Referències

* ↑ Turner, George «Great Relationships: Robert Burks and Alfred Hitchcock». American Cinematographer, 79, 1998, pàg. 72–74.
* ↑ «Robert Burks Obituary». The New York Times [Consulta: 9 juny 2014].
* 1 2 Morrison, James. International Directory of Films and Filmmakers. Detroit: St. James Press, 2006, p. 135–136.
* ↑ Beach, Christopher. A Hidden History of Film Style: Cinematographers, Directors, and the Collaborative Process. Oakland: University of California Press, 2015, p. 201.