Famous British Cinematographers
Find out more about the greatest British Cinematographers, including Roger Deakins, David Lean, Nicolas Roeg, Peter Greenaway and Douglas Slocombe.
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Birthdate: May 24, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Torquay
English cinematographer Roger Deakins is known for his collaborations with ace directors such as Sam Mendes and the Coen brothers. He gained fame with his Academy Award-winning cinematography in the films 1917 and Blade Runner 2049, and his work on The Shawshank Redemption and A Beautiful Mind.
Birthdate: December 13, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Birthdate: March 25, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Croydon, Surrey, England
Died: April 16, 1991
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Birthdate: April 29, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cambridge
Died: July 16, 2012
Birthdate: June 1, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
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Lynne Ramsay(Film director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer)
Birthdate: December 5, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glasgow
Birthdate: August 15, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London
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Peter Greenaway(Theatre director, Film director, Writer, Experimental artist, Screenwriter, Painter, Film editor, Actor, Cinematographer, Television director)
Birthdate: April 5, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newport
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Mike Figgis(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer, Composer, Writer, Film score composer)
Birthdate: February 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carlisle
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Rupert Wyatt(Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director)
Birthdate: October 26, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Exeter
Birthdate: February 10, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: February 22, 2016
Birthdate: September 18, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
Died: April 22, 2009
Birthdate: December 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: March 17, 2007
Birthdate: April 23, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 16, 2010
Birthdate: August 3, 1860
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: France
Died: September 28, 1935
William Kennedy Dickson was a Scottish inventor best remembered for his association with Thomas Alva Edison. Dickson invented a motion picture camera when he was working under Thomas Edison. William Kennedy Dickson is also credited with directing The Dickson Experimental Sound Film which was the first film to use the Kinetophone.
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Anthony Dod Mantle(Cinematographer who won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Slumdog Millionaire (2008))
Birthdate: April 14, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Birthdate: October 9, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 1, 1998
Birthdate: April 12, 1914
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England
Died: August 23, 2013
Birthdate: November 22, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ruislip, England
Died: March 17, 2014
Birthdate: August 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: October 7, 2016
Wolfgang Suschitzky was an Austrian-born British photographer and cinematographer best known for his association with documentary film-maker Paul Rotha. His photographs have been showcased at prestigious institutions like the National Gallery and The Photographer's Gallery. Wolfgang Suschitzky's work has been honored with the creation of the Wolf Suschitzky Photography Prize which is awarded biennially.
Birthdate: January 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 14, 2007
Birthdate: March 30, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
