- Has the record for most Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography without a win, at 13 nominations. Up until his win for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Roger Deakins was tied for losses.
- Father of George Folsey Jr.
- Started as an office boy at Famous Players Studios in New York in 1914 at the age of 16.
- Recipient of first Lifetime Achievement Award of American Society of Cinematographers on 3/6/88.
- Director of Photography on 160 feature films.
- Won an EMMY award.
- Grandfather of Ryan Folsey
- President American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) 1956-57.
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