James Glennon
Born(1942-08-29)August 29, 1942
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 19, 2006(2006-10-19) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1970–2006
SpouseCharmaine Witus (m. 1977)
Children4
ParentBert Glennon (father)

James Glennon ASC (August 29, 1942 – October 19, 2006) was an American cinematographer.

Career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Glennon was the son of cinematographer Bert Glennon. James started off working in the Warner Bros. mail room, and then moved to the camera department, including as director of photography of the American unit for Return of the Jedi.

Beginning in 1970, Glennon worked as a cinematographer on feature motion pictures, Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt and others including El Norte.

In 2005, his work on the HBO television series Deadwood earned him an Emmy Award. Glennon also worked as director of photography on a number of other television movies and program series, such as The West Wing, along with Carnivàle and Big Love for HBO.

Death

Glennon died unexpectedly on October 19, 2006, from complications (a blood clot) during surgery for prostate cancer. He was survived by his four children (by Charmaine Witus): Meghan (an actress), Allison, Andrew, and Juliet. He is buried at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

Year Film Director Notes
1977 Jaws of Death Richard Martin Documentary
1981 Prisoners Peter Werner
1983 El Norte Gregory Nava
1984 Up the Creek Robert Butler
1985 Smooth Talk Joyce Chopra
1986 One More Saturday Night Dennis Klein
Flight of the Navigator Randal Kleiser
1988 A Time of Destiny Gregory Nava
1990 A Show of Force Bruno Barreto
1992 Me Myself & I Pablo Ferro
1996 Citizen Ruth Alexander Payne
1997 Best Men Tamra Davis
1999 The Runner Ron Moler
Election Alexander Payne
2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell Dwight Yoakam
Playing Mona Lisa Matthew Huffman
2001 Viva Las Nowhere Jason Bloom
2002 About Schmidt Alexander Payne
Local Boys Ron Moler
Life Without Dick Bix Skahill Straight-to-DVD
2003 The United States of Leland Matthew Ryan Hoge
2005 The Big White Mark Mylod
Madison William Bindley
2006 Room 10 Jennifer Aniston
Andrea Buchanan		 Short Film

References

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