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Guy Green
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Guy Green, 1992
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Guy Mervin Charles Green
5 November 1913 |
| Died | 15 September 2005 (aged 91) Beverly Hills, California, US
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| Years active | 1933–1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Smith (1948-2005) (His death) |
| Awards | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White 1947 Great Expectations |
Guy Mervin Charles Green was an amazing English filmmaker. He was born on November 5, 1913, and passed away on September 15, 2005. He worked as a director, producer, screenwriter, and especially as a cinematographer. A cinematographer is the person who controls the camera and lighting to create the visual look of a movie.
In 1948, Guy Green won a famous award called an Oscar for his excellent cinematography on the film Great Expectations. This was a huge achievement! Later, in 2002, he received a special Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA, which is a very important honor in the film industry. In 2004, he was also recognized as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for all his contributions to British movies.
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Guy Green's Early Life and Career
Guy Green was born in a town called Frome in Somerset, England. He started working in the film industry very early, in 1929. He quickly became known as a talented cinematographer. He was even one of the people who helped start the British Society of Cinematographers.
By the mid-1940s, Guy Green became a full-time director of photography. This meant he was in charge of all the camera and lighting work for entire films. One of his notable early works as a cinematographer was on David Lean's film Oliver Twist in 1948.
Becoming a Film Director
Around 1955, Guy Green decided to try directing films. He moved to Hollywood in 1962, which is a famous place for making movies.
One of his proudest achievements as a director was the film A Patch of Blue, released in 1965. Not only did he direct it, but he also wrote the story and helped produce the movie. His wife, Josephine, later shared that this film was very special to him.
Other Notable Films Directed by Guy Green
Guy Green directed many other important films. These include:
- The Angry Silence (1960)
- The Mark (1961), which was even nominated for a big award called the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
- Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- The Devil's Advocate (1977)
Guy Green passed away at his home in Beverly Hills when he was 91 years old. He left behind his wife, Josephine, his son Michael, his daughter Marilyn Feldman, and two grandchildren.
Guy Green's Filmography
Here is a list of some of the films Guy Green worked on throughout his career:
- Song of the Plough (1933) aka Country Fair - clapper boy
- Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) - camera operator
- The Limping Man (1936) -camera operator
- The Price of Folly (1937) - camera operator
- Glamorous Night (1937) - camera operator
- The Spell of Amy Nugent (1941) aka Spellbound - camera operator
- Pimpernel Smith (1941) - camera operator
- In Which We Serve (1942) - camera operator
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) - camera operator
- Escape to Danger (1943) - cinematographer
- The Way Ahead (1944) aka Immortal Battalion - cinematographer
- This Happy Breed (1944) - camera operator
- The Way to the Stars (1945) - 2nd unit
- Carnival (1946) - cinematographer, writer
- Great Expectations (1946) - cinematographer
- Take My Life (1947) - cinematographer
- Blanche Fury (1948) -cinematographer
- Oliver Twist (1948) - cinematographer
- The Passionate Friends (1949) - cinematographer
- Adam and Evalyn (1949) - cinematographer
- Madeleine (1950) -cinematography
- Night Without Stars (1951) - cinematography
- Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951, cinematographer)
- The Hour of 13 (1952, cinematographer)
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952, cinematographer)
- Decameron Nights (1953) - cinematography
- The Beggar's Opera (1953) - cinematography
- Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953) - cinematography
- Cocktails in the Kitchen (1954) - cinematography
- Souls in Conflict (1954) - cinematography
- River Beat (1954) - director
- Postmark for Danger (1955) aka Portrait of Alison - writer, director
- The Warriors (1955) aka The Dark Avenger - cinematography
- I Am a Camera (1955) - cinematography
- Lost (1955) aka Tears for Simon - director)
- House of Secrets aka Triple Deception (1956) - director
- Sea of Sand (1958) aka Desert Patrol - director
- The Snorkel (1958, director)
- SOS Pacific (1959, director)
- The Angry Silence (1960, director)
- ITV Play of the Week - episode "Hallelujah Corner" (1961) - writer
- The Mark (1961, director)
- Light in the Piazza (1962, director)
- Diamond Head (1963, director)
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) - director, uncredited
- A Patch of Blue (1965) - director, writer, producer
- Pretty Polly (1967) - director
- The Magus (1968) - director
- A Walk in the Spring Rain (1969) - director
- Luther (1974) - director
- Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975, director)
- The Devil's Advocate (1977, director)
- The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979, director)
- Jennifer: A Woman's Story (1979) (TV movie) - director
- Jimmy B. and Andre (1980) (TV movie) - director
- Inmates: A Love Story (1981) (TV movie) - director
- Isabel's Choice (1981) (TV movie) - director
- Strong Medicine (1987) (TV Movie) - director
See also
In Spanish: Guy Green para niños
