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Black plaque № 46360

Black plaque № 46360

Robert L. Surtees, 1906-1985. This famous cinematographer won three Academy Awards during a 54-year career in the motion picture business. Surtees, a Covington native, distinguished himself as a specialist in color photography. He won Academy Awards for "King Solomon's Mines" (1950), "The Bad and th

e Beautiful" (1952), and "Ben-Hur" (1959). See over. (Reverse) Academy Award Winner - Surtees spent early years, 1928-30, in Germany perfecting his craft, then returned to the United States. This Dire

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