Freddie Young (also Frederick A. Young; October 9, 1902 , London , British Empire - December 1, 1998 , London, UK ) - British cameraman , founding father of the British camera school, holder of the Order of the British Empire.
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| Birth name | Frederick A. Young |
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| Profession | cameraman |
| Career | 1922 - 1984 |
| Awards |  Oscar ( 1963 , 1966 , 1971 ) |
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Career
Born in London. During the First World War he dropped out of school and went to work as a laboratory assistant at Lime Groove [6] . In 1922 he already worked as an assistant operator and stuntman on the set of the film " Rob Roy ", and in 1928 he shot the first film as the main cameraman. He also shot the first sound film in Great Britain - “White Cargo” of 1929. A pioneer of British color filming, as well as the Cinemascope system. During the Second World War, he, along with Freddy Francis, was engaged in the production of propaganda films. On the set of one of them, “Major Barbara,” Young met David Lean [7] . In 1949, Freddy Young, Guy Green, George Gan founded the BSC - the British guild of cameramen [8] . In the 1950s, he worked in America, on large studio films of the highest category. However, in 1959 he left the MGM studio, focusing on the career of an independent operator. In 1960, producer Sam Spiegel invited Young to become director of Lawrence of Arabia's new film by David Leane. Despite his age (Young was about 60) and the difficulty of working in the desert, he agreed. The film " Lawrence of Arabia " (1962), shot on 65 mm, brought Young his first Oscar. The next two films with David Lean - “Doctor Zhivago” (1965) and “Daughter of Ryan” (1970) also brought Young an Oscar. In the early 1970s, he developed and was one of the first in the world to apply the technology of additional dosed illumination of film to control its photographic latitude [9] . In 1970, he was consecrated to the Knights of the Order of the British Empire. Director of photography in more than 130 films, his career lasted 62 years - the last film he made in 1984. In the 1970s, he wrote the book “The Operator's Work” [10] , and in the 1990s his autobiography “70 Light Years” [11] was published. He died in London, continuing to paint until the last days. In 2003, the International Guild of Cameramen put Young in first place in the top ten most influential cameramen in the history of cinema [12] .
Personal life
He was married to Marjorie Gaffney, an assistant to Alfred Hitchcock, from 1927 to 1964. They had two adopted children. After her death, he married the editor Joan Mordach; in this marriage, his son David was born [13] .
Selected Filmography
- 1939 - Goodbye, Mr. Chips / Goodbye, Mr. Chips (dir. Sam Wood )
- 1945 - Caesar and Cleopatra / Caesar and Cleopatra (dir. Gabriel Pascal)
- 1949 - Conspirator (directed by Victor Savill )
- 1952 - Ivanhoe (dir. Richard Thorpe )
- 1953 - Mogambo / Mogambo (dir. John Ford )
- 1953 - Knights of the Round Table (dir. Richard Thorpe )
- 1956 - Lust for Life / Lust for Life (dir. Vincent Minnelli )
- 1958 - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (directed by Mark Robson )
- 1959 - Solomon and Queen of Sheba / Solomon And Sheba (dir. King Widor )
- 1961 - Gorgo / dir. Eugene Lurie)
- 1962 - Lawrence of Arabia (directed by David Lin )
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago (dir. David Lin)
- 1966 - The Case of the Suicide / The Deadly Affair (directed by Sidney Lumet )
- 1967 - You Only Live Twice (directed by Lewis Gilbert )
- 1969 - Battle of Britain (dir. Guy Hamilton )
- 1969 - Sinful Davey (dir. John Houston )
- 1970 - Ryan's Daughter (dir. David Lin )
- 1971 - Nicholas and Alexandra / Nicholas and Alexandra (dir. Franklin Scheffner )
- 1976 - The Blue Bird (dir. George Cukor )
- 1979 - Bloodline (dir. Terence Young )
- 1977 - The Man in the Iron Mask (dir. Mike Newell )
- 1980 - Rough Cut (dir. Don Siegel )
- 1984 - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Sword Of The Valiant (directed by Stephen Weeks)
Awards and nominations
Oscar Award for Best Cinematography [14]
- 1953 - Ivanhoe (nomination) for a color film
- 1963 - Lawrence of Arabia ( award ) for the color film
- 1966 - Doctor Zhivago ( award ) for a color film
- 1971 - “ Daughter of Ryan ” ( award )
- 1972 - “ Nikolai and Alexandra ” (nomination)
Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography in a Color Film [15]
- 1963 - Lawrence of Arabia ( award )
BAFTA Award [16] [17] [18]
- 1965 - “ The Seventh Dawn ” (nomination) to the best British cameraman (color film)
- 1966 - “ Lord Jim ” (nomination) to the best British cameraman (color film)
- 1968 - “ The Suicide Case ” (nomination) to the best British cameraman (color film)
- 1971 - " Daughter of Ryan " (nomination) to the best operator
- 1972 - Honorary BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award ( award )
- 1996 - Special Award ( award )
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 134253655 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ filmportal.de - 2005.
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ Library of Congress Authorities - Library of Congress .
- ↑ BSC. Behind the camera - Freddie Young . BSC (2011).
- ↑ Kevin Brownlow. Obituary Kevin Brownlow . The Independent (December 4, 1998).
- ↑ list of founding members .
- ↑ Technique of Film and Television, 1978 , p. 25.
- ↑ publication information .
- ↑ publication information in an obituary .
- ↑ article on the results of voting .
- ↑ section "marriage" .
- ↑ Academy Awards Database: Freddie Young (link not available)
- ↑ Golden Globe Awards: Fred A. Young (Link not available) . Date of treatment June 25, 2014. Archived January 15, 2015.
- ↑ BAFTA Awards Search: Frederick A Young
- ↑ BAFTA Awards Search: FA Young
- ↑ BAFTA Awards Search: Freddie Young
Literature
- M.M.Shchedrinsky. Additional dosed illumination as a technical and artistic tool (Russian) // " Technique of cinema and television ": magazine. - 1978. - No. 3 . - S. 25-29 . - ISSN 0040-2249 .