Born in Newark, NJ. Entered film in the early 1920s as a Hollywood cameraman and emerged as a prominent cinematographer following his work in France on director Jacques Feyder's CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS (1935) / KERMESSE HEROIQUE. Stradling gained renown for his work on a number of British productions, including KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR (1937) and PYGMALION (1938), before returning to Hollywood in 1940. He contributed to such outstanding black-and-white productions as THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945), A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951) and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966 - from which he was fired for trying to "beautify" Elizabeth Taylor) and was responsible for the lush color of films including GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) and MY FAIR LADY (1964). Stradling shot Barbra Streisand's first four movies and died while filming THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1970). His son is cinematographer Harry Stradling Jr. (b. 1925).  Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1943: THE HUMAN COMEDY  Cinematography (Black & White) 1945: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1949: THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY  Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1951: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1952: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1955: GUYS AND DOLLS  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1956: THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1958: AUNTIE MAME  Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1959: THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1961: A MAJORITY OF ONE  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1962: GYPSY  Cinematography (Color) 1964: MY FAIR LADY  Nominated for Cinematography 1968: FUNNY GIRL  Nominated for Cinematography 1969: HELLO, DOLLY! 14 nominations, 2 Awards