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Date of Birth
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18-September-1914
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Place of Birth
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Great Yarmouth
(United Kingdom, Norfolk, England)
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Nationality
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England
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Also know as
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John Cardiff, Jack Cardiff OBE, Jack O'Lantern, Jack Cardiff, OBE, Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC, John Cardiff, Jack O'Lantern
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Profession
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Cinematographer, Film Director, Photographer
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Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC was a British cinematographer, director and photographer.
His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock.
In 2000 he was awarded an OBE and in 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Oscar for his contribution to the cinema.
Jack Cardiff's work is reviewed in detail in the documentary film: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff.
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