Background
Laszlo, Ernest was born on April 23, 1905 in Szabadka, Yugoslavia. Son of Max and Gizella (Steiner) Laszlo.
Laszlo, Ernest was born on April 23, 1905 in Szabadka, Yugoslavia. Son of Max and Gizella (Steiner) Laszlo.
1 child, Joan Ellen. Graduate, Gymnasium, Budapest, Hungary, 1922. Camerman Paramount Studios, until 1943, director motion picture photography, 1943-1949, free-lance, 1949-1984. Vice president American Society Cinematographers Holding Corporation, Hollywood, 1961-1984.
(Recipient Academy award for best photography 1965).
Photographic director: Inherit the Wind, 1960, Judgement at Nuremberg, 1961, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 1963, Ship of Fools, 1965, Fantastic Voyage, 1966, Star, 1968, Airport, 1970, Logans Run, 1977.
Member Academy Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Board of Governors), American Society Cinematographers (president 1972-1974).
Married Rose Ellen Nelson, July 3, 1925. 1 child, Joan Ellen.