caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
promotional image 28 april 1978 canoga park , california , u.s. los angeles , california , u.s. 20 september 1906 metty2.jpg russell metty
 russell metty , a.s.c. cinematographer
russell metty

russell metty , a.s.c. -lrb- september 20 , 1906 -- april 28 , 1978 -rrb- was an american cinematographer who won the academy award best cinematography , color , for the 1960 film `` spartacus '' .
