▁A . S . C . ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁– ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁motion - picture ▁cinemat ograph er ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁R K O ▁Pictures ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁including ▁many ▁of ▁Val ▁Lew ton ' s ▁series ▁of ▁B - picture ▁horror ▁films . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Nicola ▁Mus ur aca ▁left ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁R ia ce , ▁province ▁of ▁Reg gio ▁di ▁Cal ab ria , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁Cos imo ▁Mus ur aca , ▁board ed ▁the ▁Italian ▁ste amer ▁Re ▁d ' Italia ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Nap les ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁There , ▁they ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ell is ▁Island ▁with ▁their ▁fellow ▁ste er age ▁passenger ▁where ▁they ▁under w ent ▁federal ▁imm igr ant ▁ins pection . ▁Upon ▁being ▁admitted ▁the ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁Brook lyn ▁to ▁join ▁Cos imo ' s ▁brother , ▁Francesco . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁film ▁career ▁as ▁the ▁ch auff eur ▁for ▁silent ▁film ▁producer ▁J . ▁Stuart ▁Black ton . ▁He ▁worked ▁behind