- He and fellow cinematographer Leon Shamroy were nominated for the Oscar more times - 18 - than any other Directors of Photography who ever worked in films. Charles won once. Leon won 4 times.
- He is the youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at age 28, as well as the youngest winner at age 30.
- Cinematographer for five Oscar Best Picture nominees: A Farewell to Arms (1932), She Done Him Wrong (1933), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), Separate Tables (1958) and How the West Was Won (1962).
- Grandfather of Katherine Kelly Lang.
- Father of Judy Lang.
- Was the recipient of the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.
- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
- Great-grandfather of Jeremy Snider.
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