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Freddie Young(1902-1998)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Freddie Young in Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (2000)
Freddie Young was a British cinematographer. He is best known for his work on David Lean's films Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970), all three of which won him Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.

Young was an cinematographer on 130 films, including Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939), 49th Parallel (1941), Ivanhoe (1952), Lust for Life (1956), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Lord Jim (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Nicholas and Alexandra (1971).

He was also the first British cinematographer to film in CinemaScope.

Young died from natural causes in 1998 at the age of 96.

In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild placed Young among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
BornOctober 9, 1902
DiedDecember 1, 1998(96)
BornOctober 9, 1902
DiedDecember 1, 1998(96)
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  • Won 3 Oscars

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Freddie Young in The First Men in the Moon (1919)
Freddie Young
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l to r: Freddie Young, Christopher Jones, Jonathan Burrows
Freddie Young in Ryan's Daughter (1970)
David Lean and Freddie Young in Ryan's Daughter (1970)
David Lean and Freddie Young in Arabian Lawrence (1962)
David Lean and Freddie Young
Gene Kelly and Freddie Young
Walt Disney and Freddie Young in Salainen aarresaari (1950)

Known for

Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Arabian Lawrence (1962)
Arabian Lawrence
8.3
  • Cinematographer(as F.A. Young)
  • 1962
Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Tohtori Zivago (1965)
Tohtori Zivago
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1965
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Ryan's Daughter
7.4
  • Cinematographer(photographed by)
  • 1970
Sean Connery in Elät vain kahdesti (1967)
Elät vain kahdesti
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1967

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Rohkea ritari (1984)
    Rohkea ritari
    • (photographed by)
  • Kilpakosijat (1983)
    Kilpakosijat
  • Stainless Steel and the Star Spies (1981)
    Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
  • Amanda Redman and Liv Ullmann in Richard's Things (1980)
    Richard's Things
  • Ike: The War Years (1980)
    Ike: The War Years
    • (United Kingdom)
  • David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Lesley-Anne Down in Mekö muka huijareita (1980)
    Mekö muka huijareita
  • Verenperintö (1979)
    Verenperintö
  • Glenda Jackson and Mona Washbourne in Syysmuistoja (1978)
    Syysmuistoja
  • Rautanaamio (1977)
    Rautanaamio
  • Lintu sininen (1976)
    Lintu sininen
  • Kiristäjä (1975)
    Kiristäjä
  • Great Expectations (1974)
    Great Expectations
  • Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif in Romantiikan siemen (1974)
    Romantiikan siemen
  • Love from A to Z
  • Luther (1974)
    Luther

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Ike (1979)
    Ike
    • (UK)
  • Tommy Quickly in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
  • Aavelaiva (1959)
    Aavelaiva
    • (as F.A. Young)
  • Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light
    • (scenes from "Lust for Life (1956)
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Gabor, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, and Walter Pidgeon in Muistojeni Pariisi (1954)
    Muistojeni Pariisi
    • (uncredited)
  • The Flag Lieutenant
  • The Somme (1927)
    The Somme
  • Rob Roy (1922)
    Rob Roy
  • Freddie Young in The First Men in the Moon (1919)
    The First Men in the Moon

Director

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984)
    Arthur's Hallowed Ground

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Personal details

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    • October 9, 1902
    • London, England, UK
    • December 1, 1998
    • London, England, UK(natural causes)
    • Joan Morduch1964 - December 1, 1998 (his death, 1 child)
  • Book: "The Work of the Motion Picture Cameraman", w/Paul Petzold.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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    One of eight children of an impoverished family. He was forced to leave school at age 14 to work in a munitions factory, making hand grenades.

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