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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Almost universally considered one of the greatest cinematographers of all time, Jack Cardiff was also a notable director. He described his childhood as very happy and his parents as quite loving. They performed in music hall as comedians, so he grew up with the fun that came with their theatrical life in pantomime and vaudeville. His father once worked with Charles Chaplin. His parents did occasional film appearances, and young Jack appeared in some of their films, such as My Son, My Son (1918), at the age of four. He had the lead in Billy's Rose (1922) with his parents playing his character's parents in the film. Jack was a production runner, or what he would call a "general gopher", for The Informer (1929) in which his father appeared. For one scene he was asked by the first assistant cameraman to "follow focus", which he said was his first real brush with photography of any kind, but he claimed that it was the lure of travel that led to him joining a camera department making films in a studio. He had, however, become impressed with the use of light and color in paintings by the age of seven or eight, and described how he watched art directors in theaters painting backdrops setting lights. His friend Ted Moore was also a camera assistant in this period when both worked in a camera department run by Freddie Young, who would also become a legendary cinematographer. He worked for Alfred Hitchcock during the filming of The Skin Game (1931).
By 1936 Cardiff had risen to being a camera operator at Denham Studios when the Technicolor Company hired him on the basis of what he told them in interview about the use of light by master painters. This led to his operating camera for the first Technicolor film shot in Britain, Wings of the Morning (1937). He finally was offered the full position of director of photography by Michael Powell for A Matter of Life and Death (1946), ironically working in B&W for the first time in some sequences. His next assignment was on Black Narcissus (1947), where he acknowledged the influence of painters Vermeer and Caravaggio and their use of shadow. He won the Academy Award for best color cinematography for this film. Jack certainly got to travel when it was decided to shoot The African Queen (1951) on location in the Congo. Errol Flynn offered Jack the chance to direct The Story of William Tell (1953) that would star Flynn. It would have been the second film made in CinemaScope had it been completed, but the production ran out of money part way through filming in Switzerland.
It has been said that Marilyn Monroe requested that Jack photograph The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Although he had already directed some small productions, he had a critical breakthrough with Sons and Lovers (1960). He continued directing other films through the 1960s, including the commercial hit Dark of the Sun (1968), but for the most part returned to working for other directors as a very sought-after cinematographer in the 1970s and beyond. He continued to work into the new century, almost until his death. He was made an OBE in 2000 and received a lifetime achievement award at the 73rd Academy Awards.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
A former salesman and journalist, Ken Annakin got into the film industry making documentary shorts. His feature debut, Holiday Camp (1947), was a comedy about a Cockney family on vacation. It was made for the Rank Organization and was a modest success, spawning three sequels, all of which he directed. He worked steadily thereafter, mainly in light comedies. One of his more atypical films was the dark thriller Across the Bridge (1957), based on a Graham Greene story about a wealthy businessman who embezzles a million dollars from his company, kills a man who resembles him and steals his identity so he can escape to Mexico. It boasted an acclaimed performance by Rod Steiger as the villain and a distinct "noir" feel to it, unlike anything Annakin had done before (or, for that matter, since).
In the 1960s he was one of several British directors--e.g., Guy Green, John Guillermin--who specialized in turning out all-star, splashy, big-budget European/American co-productions, shot on the Continent. He was one of the directors of the epic World War II spectacle The Longest Day (1962) and went solo on Battle of the Bulge (1965), both of which were financial--if not exactly critical--successes. He also directed Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), which was less successful. His final film was Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime, a film that was started in 1992 under Annakin's direction but never completed. In 2009 it was restarted again and Annakin was hired to assemble the existing footage for release, but died before completing the job. Italian director Antonio Margheriti finished up and the film was released in 2010.- Mary Scott was born on 9 December 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950), Philo Vance Returns (1947) and Johnny Cool (1963). She was married to Cedric Hardwicke. She died on 22 April 2009 in Riverside County, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marilyn Cooper was born on 14 December 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Keeping the Faith (2000), Family Business (1989) and The Survivors (1983). She died on 22 April 2009 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Kim Weiskopf was born on 10 April 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Married... with Children (1987), The Jeffersons (1975) and Good Times (1974). He died on 22 April 2009 in Encino, California, USA.- Margareta von Krauss was born in 1946 in Bucharest, Romania. She was an actress, known for The Spider Labyrinth (1988), Il tredicesimo uomo (2008) and Guarda il cielo: Stella, Sonia, Silvia (2000). She died on 22 April 2009 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jean Leuvrais was born on 16 August 1925 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Shock Treatment (1973), Les samedis de l'histoire (1977) and Messieurs les jurés (1974). He died on 22 April 2009 in Ancy-le-Franc, Yonne, France.- Mladen Hanzlovsky was born in 1925 in Zagreb, Croatia. He was an actor and writer, known for Ponedjeljak ili utorak (1966), Stari macak (1977) and My Son Don't Turn Round (1956). He died on 22 April 2009 in Croatia.
- Actor
- Producer
Kemal Dirim was born in 1923 in Izmir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Aska susayanlar (1964), Aci yol (1958) and Aglayan gelin (1957). He died on 22 April 2009 in Izmir, Turkey.- Music Department
Supriti Ghosh is known for Ratnadeep (1951), Datta (1976) and Red Door (1997). He died on 22 April 2009 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Heinz Schröder was born on 24 April 1928 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zu Besuch im Märchenland (1955), Unser Sandmännchen (1959) and Spielhaus (1980). He died on 22 April 2009 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.- Martin Bril was born on 21 October 1959 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a writer and actor, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Retour Den Haag (1999) and De co-assistent (2007). He died on 22 April 2009 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- John Weller was born on 28 November 1931 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He died on 22 April 2009 in Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Liliane Berton was born on 11 July 1924 in Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was an actress, known for Pouce (1971) and Jacquot of Nantes (1991). She died on 22 April 2009 in Paris, France.- Producer
- Actor
- Production Manager
Abdullah Baykal was a producer and actor, known for The Bandit (1996), Her Sey Çok Güzel Olacak (1998) and Bekleyis (1976). He died on 22 April 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.