The Loves of Carmen (1948)

Born in New York, USA. Director of photography who entered American film as an uncredited assistant for backgrounds for LAZY RIVER at MGM in 1934. Other notable cinematography credits, alone or in collaboration, include ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS (1941), WHITE SAVAGE (1943), THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL and THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE (both 1944), WONDER MAN (1945), BLUE SKIES (1946), DATE WITH DUKE (1947), THE MAN FROM COLORADO and THE LOVES OF CARMEN (both 1948), JOLSON SINGS AGAIN (1949), THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS (1950), FLYING LEATHERNECKS (1951), BLACKBEARD, THE PIRATE (1952), SECOND CHANCE (1953), THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954), SON OF SINBAD (1955), THE CONQUEROR and BUNDLE OF JOY (both 1956), APPOINTMENT WITH A SHADOW (1957), TARZAN AND THE TRAPPERS and TARZAN'S FIGHT FOR LIFE (both 1958), MOON PILOT and BON VOYAGE! (both 1962), CATTLE KING (1963), LT. ROBIN CRUSOE, U.S.N. (1966), NEVER A DULL MOMENT and THE HORSE IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT (both 1968), THE BOATNIKS (1970), and his last film, THE MILLION DOLLAR DUCK (1971). Beginning in 1953, Snyder began working extensively in television, shooting episodes of such series as "Terry and the Pirates", "Bonanza", "Burke's Law", "The Big Valley", "Star Trek", "Disneyland" and several made-for-TV movies.  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1941: ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS (w. Karl Struss & Wilfred M. Cline)  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1948: THE LOVES OF CARMEN  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1949: JOLSON SINGS AGAIN 3 nominations