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Ronald Neame (1911–2010)

Cinematographer | Director | Producer

A British filmmaker who, over the years, worked as assistant director, cinematographer, producer, writer and ultimately director, Ronald Neame was born on April 23, 1911. His father, Elwin Neame, was a film director and his mother, Ivy Close, was a film star. During the 1920s, he started working at famous Elstree Studios... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

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(age 99) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Filmography

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1945 Blithe Spirit (photographed in Technicolor by)
 
1944 This Happy Breed (photographed by)
 
1942 In Which We Serve (photographed by)
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (photographer)
 
1941 Major Barbara (photographed by)
 
1940 Saloon Bar
 
1940 To Hell with Hitler
 
1940 Return to Yesterday
 
1939 Come on George!
 
1939 Cheer Boys Cheer
 
1939 Young Man's Fancy
 
1939 The Secret Four
 
1939 Let's Be Famous
 
1939 Trouble Brewing
 
1938 The Ware Case
 
1938 George Takes the Air
 
1938 The Phantom Strikes
 
1938 Penny Paradise
 
1938 Who Goes Next?
 
1938 Murder in the Family
 
1938 I See Ice (photography)
 
1938 Second Thoughts
 
1937 Dangerous Secrets
 
1937 Catch As Catch Can
 
1937 Against the Tide
 
1937 Feather Your Nest
 
1937 Variety Hour (short)
 
1937 Danger in Paris
 
1937 Keep Fit
 
1937 Member of the Jury
 
1937 Strange Experiment
 
1936 Radio Lover
 
1936 The Scarab Murder Case
 
1936 Give Her a Ring
 
1936 A Star Fell from Heaven
 
1936 Invitation to the Waltz
 
1936 The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
 
1936 King of the Castle
 
1936 The Improper Duchess
 
1936 Reasonable Doubt
 
1935 Honours Easy
 
1935 Joy Ride
 
1935 Drake the Pirate
 
1935 Music Hath Charms
 
1935 Weekend Millionaire
 
1934 Girls Will Be Boys
 
1933 Happy
 
Show ShowDirector (26 titles)
1990 The Magic Balloon (short)
 
1986 Foreign Body
 
1981 First Monday in October
 
1980 Hopscotch
 
1979 Meteor
 
1974 The Odessa File
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure
 
1970 Scrooge
 
1970 Hello-Goodbye ( - uncredited; fired, replaced by Jean Negulesco)
 
1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
 
1968 Prudence and the Pill (uncredited)
 
1966 Gambit
 
1966 A Man Could Get Killed
 
1965 Mister Moses
 
1964 The Chalk Garden
 
1963 I Could Go on Singing
 
1962 Escape from Zahrain
 
1960 Tunes of Glory
 
1958 The Horse's Mouth
 
1957 Windom's Way
 
1957 The Seventh Sin
 
1956 The Man Who Never Was
 
1954 Man with a Million
 
1952 The Promoter
 
1950 Golden Salamander
 
1947 Take My Life
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
1962 Escape from Zahrain (producer)
 
1958 The Horse's Mouth (producer)
 
1951 The Magic Box (producer)
 
1949 The Passionate Friends (producer)
 
1948 Oliver Twist (producer)
 
1946 Great Expectations (producer)
 
1945 Brief Encounter (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 This Happy Breed (associate producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1990 The Magic Balloon (short)
 
1950 Golden Salamander
 
1946 Great Expectations (adapted for the screen by)
 
1945 Brief Encounter (uncredited)
 
1945 Blithe Spirit (adapted for the screen by)
 
1944 This Happy Breed (adaptation)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (4 titles)
1945 Brief Encounter (director of photography: additional photography - uncredited)
 
1941 A Yank in the R.A.F. (camera operator: flying sequences)
 
1934 The Camels Are Coming (camera operator)
 
1929 Blackmail (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1979 Meteor
British Representative
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1945 Brief Encounter (in charge of production)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) … Himself (as Ronald Neame CBE)
– Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) … Himself (as Ronald Neame CBE)
– Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) … Himself (as Ronald Neame CBE)
– Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) … Himself (as Ronald Neame CBE)
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself (as Ronald Neame CBE)
 
2003 Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) … Himself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure (2001) … Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Last Days of Judy Garland (2001) … Himself
 
2000 A Profile of 'Brief Encounter' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Himself
 
1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998) … Himself
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Opportunity Lost (1995) … Himself
– End of an Era (1995) … Himself
 
1993 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Roddy McDowall (1993) … Himself
 
1985 The Golden Gong (TV documentary)
Himself-Interviewee
 
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1972 The Return of the Movie Movie (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1970 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1995 The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote the foreword for "Principal Characters: Film Players Out of Frame", by Christopher Neame (Scarecrow Press, 2005)

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 9 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ronald Neame CBE | Robert Neame | Ronnie Neame
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on David Lean] "If he heard his best friend was dying while he was on the set, I doubt if he'd take it in. Once he's started a film, there's really nothing else in his life." See more »

Trivia:

He is survived by his grandson, Gareth Neame, of London, England; son Christopher Neame of Avignon, France; and his wife, Donna Friedberg. See more »

Nickname:

Ronnie See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus