Kramer Morgenthau

Kramer Morgenthau, A.S.C., is a renowned American cinematographer known for his expertise as a visual storyteller in both television and film. The six-time Emmy nominee is best known for his work in films such as Respect,[1] The Many Saints of Newark,[2] Creed II and Thor: The Dark World. He was also director of photography for television projects such as HBO's Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, and Fahrenheit 451.[3] He is a member of both the Morgenthau family and the Lehman family.

Kramer Morgenthau
Born1966 (age 55–56)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1990-present
Spouse(s)
Tracy Fleischman
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(m. 2011)​
Parent(s)Ruth Schachter Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau III
FamilyMayer Lehman (great-great-grandfather)
Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (grandfather)
Elinor Morgenthau (grandmother)

Biography

Morgenthau's early career began in New York as a documentary filmmaker, which led to shooting Oscar-winner Allan Miller's Academy Award-nominated film, Small Wonders as well as Sundance Festival feature film, Joe & Joe, which began his years as a festival fixture, shooting seven more features and documentaries that played there. Initially, he was artistically inspired by his family and unique childhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  His father, Henry Morgenthau III,[4] was a producer of documentaries for the flagship PBS station, WGBH-TV, in Boston and his mother, Ruth,[5] was a Polish Jewish refugee of WWII Vienna, African politics professor and trusted advisor to three American Presidents. It is through them that Morgenthau was first exposed to the importance and influence of film on culture, politics, art and rural development with the family's extensive travel and various documentary location shoots around the globe.

His great-great-grandfather was businessman Mayer Lehman. He has one brother, Henry "Ben" Morgenthau and one sister, Sarah Elinor Morgenthau Wessel.[6] His grandfather was Henry Morgenthau Jr., the U.S. Treasury secretary during the Roosevelt administration. His great-grandfather, Henry Morgenthau, was the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I; his uncle is Robert M. Morgenthau, Manhattan district attorney for 35 years.

Morgenthau is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the International Cinematographers Guild. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and twin children.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Notes
1997 Dogtown George Hickenlooper
1999 The Big Brass Ring
2001 Green Dragon Timothy Linh Bui
The Man from Elysian Fields George Hickenlooper
2004 Godsend Nick Hamm
2005 Havoc Barbara Kopple
2007 Full of It Christian Charles
Fracture Gregory Hoblit
Feast of Love Robert Benton
2008 The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Gary Fleder
2012 The Factory Morgan O'Neill
2013 Thor: The Dark World Alan Taylor
2014 Chef Jon Favreau
2015 Terminator Genisys Alan Taylor
2017 Rebel in the Rye Danny Strong
2018 The Darkest Minds Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Creed II Steven Caple Jr.
2021 Respect Liesl Tommy
The Many Saints of Newark Alan Taylor
2022 Spirited Sean Anders
John Morris		 Post-production

Television
Year Title Distributor Season Episode(s)
2010 Boardwalk Empire HBO 1 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
2012 Game of Thrones 2 1, 2
Vegas CBS 1 Pilot
2013 Sleepy Hollow Fox 1 Pilot
2017 The Orville 1 Pilot
2018 Fahrenheit 451 HBO TV Movie

References
  1. "Different Times". Panavision.
  2. "Returning to the World of 'The Sopranos'". Variety.
  3. "Burn After Reading: Fahrenheit 451". American Cinematographer.
  4. "Henry Morgenthau III obituary". The Washington Post.
  5. "Ruth S. Morgenthau obituary". The New York Times.
  6. Morgenthau Family Tree Archived 2015-12-20 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved October 3, 2015.


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