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Daniel L. Fapp

Personal Information

Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 21, 1904 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthKansas City, Kansas, USA
Career Span1929 – 1986
Known Credits84 Titles
Official Links
CameraPopularity Score 0.7

Daniel L. Fapp

Also known as:Daniel FappDan Fapp
Total Works

84

84 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C. (April 21, 1904 – July 19, 1986) was an American cinematographer, best known as director of photography for West Side Story (1961), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and The Great Escape (1963). He also was nominated for Academy Awards for his cinematography for Desire Under the Elms (1958), The Five Pennies (1959), One, Two, Three (1961), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Ice Station Zebra (1968) and Marooned (1969). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Great Escape
7.9
The Great Escape
1963•movie
Role: Director of Photography
West Side Story
7.2
West Side Story
1961•movie
Role: Director of Photography
One, Two, Three
7.5
One, Two, Three
1961•movie
Role: Director of Photography
Shanghai Express
7.0
Shanghai Express
1932•movie
Role: Second Assistant Camera

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 84 titles featuring Daniel L. Fapp

The Great Escape
7.9
The Great Escape
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

West Side Story
7.2
West Side Story
1961•movie

Role: Director of Photography

One, Two, Three
7.5
One, Two, Three
1961•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Shanghai Express
7.0
Shanghai Express
1932•movie

Role: Second Assistant Camera

Ice Station Zebra
6.4
Ice Station Zebra
1968•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Let's Make Love
6.4
Let's Make Love
1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Joker is Wild
8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Send Me No Flowers
6.8
Send Me No Flowers
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Artists and Models
6.6
Artists and Models
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Our Man Flint
6.5
Our Man Flint
1966•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Marooned
5.9
Marooned
1969•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Move Over, Darling
6.7
Move Over, Darling
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5 Card Stud
6.3
5 Card Stud
1968•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Fun in Acapulco
5.9
Fun in Acapulco
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Hollywood or Bust
6.2
Hollywood or Bust
1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Pardners
6.7
Pardners
1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Caddy
6.4
The Caddy
1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

You're Never Too Young
6.6

Role: Director of Photography

Union Station
6.5
Union Station
1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

No Man of Her Own
6.9
No Man of Her Own
1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
5.7

Role: Director of Photography

Run for Cover
6.8
Run for Cover
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Spinout
5.6
Spinout
1966•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Double Trouble
4.9
Double Trouble
1967•movie

Role: Director of Photography

A New Kind of Love
6.2
A New Kind of Love
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Stooge
6.6
The Stooge
1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Living It Up
6.5
Living It Up
1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

To Each His Own
7.1
To Each His Own
1946•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Knock on Wood
6.7
Knock on Wood
1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Sailor Beware
6.2
Sailor Beware
1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Lemon Drop Kid
6.5
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Jumping Jacks
6.5
Jumping Jacks
1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Money from Home
6.0
Money from Home
1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Lord Love a Duck
5.7
Lord Love a Duck
1966•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Five Pennies
6.8
The Five Pennies
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Desire Under the Elms
6.8

Role: Director of Photography

The Far Horizons
6.3
The Far Horizons
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Kings Go Forth
6.1
Kings Go Forth
1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Thirty Day Princess
6.8

Role: Camera Operator

The Trap
6.9
The Trap
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

I'll Take Sweden
5.2
I'll Take Sweden
1965•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Li'l Abner
6.4
Li'l Abner
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Wild Party
6.8
The Wild Party
1929•movie

Role: Assistant Camera

Kitty
5.7
Kitty
1945•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Sorrowful Jones
6.6
Sorrowful Jones
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Pleasure Seekers
5.4

Role: Director of Photography

Golden Earrings
6.2
Golden Earrings
1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Hold That Blonde!
6.2
Hold That Blonde!
1945•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Sweet November
7.0
Sweet November
1968•movie

Role: Director of Photography

All the Young Men
6.7
All the Young Men
1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Redhead and the Cowboy
5.4

Role: Director of Photography

Dream Girl
5.0
Dream Girl
1948•movie

Role: Cinematography

Suddenly It's Spring
4.2

Role: Director of Photography

The Pigeon That Took Rome
5.3

Role: Director of Photography

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
5.0

Role: Director of Photography

The Girls of Pleasure Island
5.8

Role: Director of Photography

Bachelor Flat
5.6
Bachelor Flat
1961•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Rich Man's Folly
5.2
Rich Man's Folly
1931•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Bride of Vengeance
5.4
Bride of Vengeance
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Birds and the Bees
7.4

Role: Director of Photography

Red, Hot and Blue
6.2
Red, Hot and Blue
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Darling, How Could You!
7.2

Role: Director of Photography

And Now Tomorrow
6.0
And Now Tomorrow
1944•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Huckleberry Finn
7.0
Huckleberry Finn
1931•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Lady Bodyguard
6.0
Lady Bodyguard
1943•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Hazard
8.0
Hazard
1948•movie

Role: Director of Photography

You Came Along
7.3
You Came Along
1945•movie

Role: Director of Photography

This Reckless Age
7.0
This Reckless Age
1932•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Glamour Boy
6.5
Glamour Boy
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

World Premiere
6.0
World Premiere
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

The Devil's Hairpin
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

West Side Memories
9.0
West Side Memories
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Henry and Dizzy
9.0
Henry and Dizzy
1942•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Priorities on Parade
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

True to the Army
8.0
True to the Army
1942•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Song of Surrender
7.0
Song of Surrender
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Anything Can Happen
10.0

Role: Director of Photography

Easy Come, Easy Go
7.0
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
10.0

Role: Director of Photography

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

Henry Aldrich Swings It
8.0

Role: Director of Photography