English film director and producer (1913–2005)
Guy Green
Guy Green, 1992
Born Guy Mervin Charles Green
(1913-11-05 ) 5 November 1913Died 15 September 2005(2005-09-15) (aged 91) Occupations Director cinematographer camera operator screenwriter producer Years active 1929–1986 Spouse Josephine Smith (1948-2005) (His death) Awards Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Great Expectations
Guy Mervin Charles Green OBE BSC
(5 November 1913 – 15 September 2005) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 1948 , he won an Oscar as cinematographer for the film Great Expectations Lifetime Achievement Award by the BAFTA , and, in 2004, he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his lifetime contributions to British cinema.
Biography
Green was born in Frome , Somerset , England . He began working in film in 1929 and became a noted film cinematographer and a founding member of the British Society of Cinematographers . Green became a full-time director of photography in the mid-1940s, working on such films as David Lean 's Oliver Twist
About 1955 , Green switched to directing, making his first films for Nat Cohen .[ 1]
He moved to Hollywood around 1962 . In addition to directing A Patch of Blue 1965 ), Green also wrote and co-produced the film. After his death, his widow Josephine told AP that it was his proudest accomplishment. Among his other films as director are The Angry Silence 1960 ), The Mark 1961 ) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival ), Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough The Devil's Advocate 1977 ).
Green felt his career never recovered from the cancellation of a high profile film in 1969 during pre production.[ 2]
Green died in his Beverly Hills home from kidney and heart failure, aged 91. In addition to his wife of 57 years, he was survived by his son, Michael; his daughter, Marilyn Feldman; and two grandchildren.
Works
Selected filmography
Song of the Plough Country Fair - clapper boyRadio Parade of 1935 The Limping Man The Price of Folly Glamorous Night The Spell of Amy Nugent Spellbound - camera operatorPimpernel Smith In Which We Serve camera operator One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Escape to Danger The Way Ahead Immortal Battalion - cinematographer This Happy Breed The Way to the Stars Carnival Great Expectations Take My Life Blanche Fury Oliver Twist The Passionate Friends Adam and Evalyn Madeleine Night Without Stars Captain Horatio Hornblower The Hour of 13 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Decameron Nights The Beggar's Opera Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue Cocktails in the Kitchen (1954) - cinematographySouls in Conflict (1954) - cinematographyRiver Beat Postmark for Danger Portrait of Alison - writer, directorThe Warriors The Dark Avenger - cinematographyI Am a Camera Lost Tears for Simon - director )House of Secrets Triple Deception (1956) - directorSea of Sand Desert Patrol - directorThe Snorkel SOS Pacific The Angry Silence ITV Play of the Week The Mark Light in the Piazza Diamond Head 55 Days at Peking A Patch of Blue Pretty Polly The Magus A Walk in the Spring Rain Luther Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough The Devil's Advocate The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel Jennifer: A Woman's Story (1979) (TV movie) - directorJimmy B. and Andre (1980) (TV movie) - directorInmates: A Love Story (1981) (TV movie) - directorIsabel's Choice Strong Medicine
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