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Wilfrid Mantin Cline (sometimes credited as Wilfred M. Cline) (Born: September 3, 1903 - April 9,1976) was an American Cinematographer and a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

Film
Cline began as a cinematographer in 1928 with the film The Fearless Rider. In 1934, he began to specialize in Technicolor photography. He collaborated with Alfred Santell on Aloma of the South Seas in 1941, a film that earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, Color, and with Richard Thorpe on Fiesta in 1947.

Until 1964, Cline would contribute to more than eighty theatrical films, including feature films, serial films, many short films and westerns. In particular, he was Director of Photography on several films directed by David Butler, some featured Doris Day, including Calamity Jane in 1953.

Television
Cline worked on more than twenty television series between 1954 and 1974, including 76 episodes of The Big Valley (1965-1969), with Barbara Stanwyck and Richard Long.

Partial filmography
As director of photography, unless otherwise stated

Films

 * 1928: The Fearless Rider
 * 1929: Tarzan the Tiger
 * 1932: The Man from Hell's Edges
 * 1936: The Garden of Allah (associate photographer)
 * 1937: Nothing Sacred (director of photography, aerial unit)
 * 1938: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
 * 1938: Swingtime in the Movies (short film)
 * 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood (camera operator: Technicolor)
 * 1938: Men with Wings (aerial photography)
 * 1938: Heart of the North (Technicolor photography)
 * 1939:  Gone with the wind (Technicolor associate)
 * 1941: Aloma of the South Seas (associate cinematographer)
 * 1942: Captains of the Clouds
 * 1943:  Happy Go Lucky  by Curtis Bernhardt
 * 1947: [Senorita Toreador]] ['Fiesta'] by Richard Thorpe
 * 1948:  The Giants of the Sky  ( Fighter Squadron ) of Raoul Walsh
 * 1948:  Romance in Rio  ( Romance of the High Seas ) by Michael Curtiz ( visual effects )
 * 1948:  One Sunday Afternoon  by Raoul Walsh
 * 1949:  The Hat Workers  ( It's a Great Feeling ) by David Butler
 * 1949:  There is love in the air  ( My Dream is Yours ) by Michael Curtiz and Friz Freleng
 * 1949:  Horizons in flames  ('Task Force') of Delmer Daves
 * 1950:  No, no, Nanette  ( Tea for Two ) by  David Butler
 * 1950:  Daddy's Girls  ( The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady ) by David Butler
 * 1950:  Colt .45  Edwin L. Marin
 * 1951:  Broadway Escape  ( Lullaby of Broadway ) by David Butler
 * 1951:  Sugarfoot  Edwin L. Marin
 * 1951: 'She's looking for a millionaire' ( Painting the Clouds with Sunshine ) by David Butler
 * 1951: [Deadlock of death] [ Raton Pass  by Edwin L. Marin
 * 1952:  The Schoolboy in madness  ( She's working her Way through College ) of H. Bruce Humberstone
 * 1952: [The Story of Will Rogers] by Michael Curtiz
 * 1952:  April in Paris  ( April in Paris ) by David Butler
 * 1952: Bugles in the Afternoon
 * 1953: Calamity Jane
 * 1953: ''By the Light of the Silvery Moon
 * 1954:  Miss Lucky Beast  ( Lucky Me ) by Jack Donohue
 * 1954: The pursuit lasted seven days  ( The Command '') of David Butler
 * 1955:  The Dancer and the Billionaire  ( Is not Misbehavin  ') by Edward Buzzell
 * 1955:  Ten men to shoot down  ( Ten Wanted Men ) from H. Bruce Humberstone
 * 1955:  The River of our loves  ( The Indian Fighter ) of André De Toth
 * 1955: [George Marshall (director) George Marshall]] The Second Greatest Sex
 * 1955:  The Furious Riding  ( Tall Man Riding ) of Lesley Selander
 * 1956: [Edward Bernds] Navy Wife
 * 1956: [The Last Caravan] [ The Last Wagon ] by Delmer Daves
 * 1956:  Glory  by  David Butler
 * 1956: Byron Haskin Attack at dawn  ( The First Texan '')
 * 1957:  I love you  ( April Love ) by Henry Levin
 * 1957:  L'Aveu  ( Hidden fear ) by André De Toth
 * 1958:  The Fury of Men  ( From Hell to Texas ) by Henry Hathaway
 * 1958:  Mardi Gras  (original title) by Edmund Goulding
 * 1959:  The Battle of the Coral Sea  ( Battle of the Coral Sea ) by Paul Wendkos
 * 1959:  The Corpse-Smasher  ( The Tingler ) of William Castle
 * 1959: ['Face of a Fugitive' by Paul Wendkos
 * 1960: [] Because They're Young by Paul Wendkos
 * 1964:  Della  by Robert Gist

Series

 * 1954: Walt Disney: Disneyland: Season 1, Episode 3: The Vanishing Prairie/Seal Island
 * 1956: Screen Directors Playhouse: Season 1, Episode 17: Prima Donna
 * 1965-1969: The Big Valley: Seasons 1-4: 76 episodes

Awards and Nominations

 * 1942: Academy Award Nomination for Best Cinematography, Color for Aloma of the South Seas (shared with Karl Struss and William E. Snyder)

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Category: Director of American Photography Category: Birth in Los Angeles Category: Birth in September 1903 Category: Death in April 1976 Category: Deaths in Orange County (California) Category: Deaths at age 72