American Cinematographer - November 1999 - 88

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Roland "Ozzie" Smith
Dr.

Quinn, Medicine Woman:

The Movie
Roland "Ozzie" Smith's
awork

camer¬

the CBS series Dr.

on

Quinn,

Medicine Woman earned him
and ASC

Emmy

Outstanding Achievement

awards in 1994, and

a

second ASC

nomination in 1995. Smith followed

his father, Harkness Smith, ASC, into
the

department at MGM,
an
array of
mentors,
including such ASC
members as George Folsey, Karl
Freund, James Wong Howe and
camera

where he worked with

Robert Surtees. Smith's other series

credits include Street Justice and Alien
Nation.

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After Dr. Quinn (Jane

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