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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
    • 13 wins & 10 nominations total

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Freddie Young in The First Men in the Moon (1919)
Freddie Young
Freddie Young
Freddie Young
Freddie Young
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 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
David Lean and Freddie Young
Gene Kelly and Freddie Young
Walt Disney and Freddie Young in Treasure Island (1950)

Known for

Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
8.3
  • Cinematographer(as F.A. Young)
  • 1962
Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Doctor Zhivago
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1965
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Ryan's Daughter
7.4
  • Cinematographer(photographed by)
  • 1970
Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1967

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Sword of the Valiant (1984)
    Sword of the Valiant
    • Cinematographer (photographed by)
    • 1984
  • Invitation to the Wedding (1983)
    Invitation to the Wedding
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Stainless Steel and the Star Spies (1981)
    Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Amanda Redman and Liv Ullmann in Richard's Things (1980)
    Richard's Things
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Ike: The War Years (1980)
    Ike: The War Years
    • director of photography: United Kingdom
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Lesley-Anne Down in Rough Cut (1980)
    Rough Cut
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Bloodline (1979)
    Bloodline
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Glenda Jackson and Mona Washbourne in Stevie (1978)
    Stevie
    • director of photography
    • 1978
  • Richard Chamberlain in The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 1977
  • The Blue Bird (1976)
    The Blue Bird
    • director of photography
    • 1976
  • The Executioner (1975)
    The Executioner
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Great Expectations (1974)
    Great Expectations
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif in The Tamarind Seed (1974)
    The Tamarind Seed
    • director of photography
    • 1974
  • Love from A to Z
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Luther (1974)
    Luther
    • director of photography
    • 1974

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Ike: The War Years (1979)
    Ike: The War Years
    • cinematographer: UK
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1979
  • Tommy Quickly in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
    The Wreck of the Mary Deare
    • additional photographer (as F.A. Young)
    • 1959
  • Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light
    • cinematographer: scenes from "Lust for Life (1956
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Gabor, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, and Walter Pidgeon in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
    The Last Time I Saw Paris
    • location camera (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Flag Lieutenant
    • second camera operator
    • 1927
  • The Somme (1927)
    The Somme
    • second camera operator
    • 1927
  • Rob Roy (1922)
    Rob Roy
    • assistant camera
    • 1922
  • Freddie Young in The First Men in the Moon (1919)
    The First Men in the Moon
    • film development technician
    • 1919

Director

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984)
    Arthur's Hallowed Ground
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1984

Personal details

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

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  • Trivia
    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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