Jack Cardiff
Cinematographer, Film director
1914 – 2009
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Who was Jack Cardiff?
Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC was a British cinematographer, director and photographer.
His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock.
In 2000 he was awarded an OBE and in 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Oscar for his contribution to the cinema.
Jack Cardiff's work is reviewed in detail in the documentary film: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1914
Great Yarmouth - Also known as
- Jack Cardiff OBE
- John Cardiff
- Jack O'Lantern
- Jack Cardiff, OBE
- Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sylvia Cardiff
- Julia Lily Mickleboro
(1940 - ) - Niki Cardiff
( - 2009/04/22)
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 22, 2009
Ely, Cambridgeshire
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on July 23, 2013
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