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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.
He had four children: Meghan Glennon (actress), Allison Glennon, Andrew Glennon, and Juliet Glennon.
Death
He died unexpectedly on October 19, 2006. He is buried at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Selected filmography
As cinematographer
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jaws of Death | 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 | |
| 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 |