Murphy, Brianne (1933–2003)
Murphy, Brianne (1933–2003)
American cinematographer. Born Geraldine Brianne Murphy, April 1, 1933, in London, England, to Irish-American parents; died Aug 20, 2003, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; moved to US with family (1939); attended Pembroke College (now Brown University); m. Jerry Warren (film producer, div.); m. Ralph Brooke (died 1963).
The 1st woman permitted into Hollywood features union as a director of photography, was admitted to the International Cinematographers Guild (1973); became the 1st woman to be director of photography at a major studio feature with Anne Bancroft's Fatso (1980); became the 1st woman invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers (1980); her cinematography for tv included "Little House on the Prairie," "Trapper John MD" and "In the Heat of the Night"; won a Daytime Emmy (1978) and nominated for 3 other Emmys; shared an Academy Award of Merit for the invention of a camera vehicle with safety features to protect technicians.