Richard Henry Bush (24 June 1931 – 4 August 1997) was a prolific British

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whose career spanned over thirty years. Among his films are

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's '' Savage Messiah'' (1972), ''

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'' (1974) and '' Tommy'' (1975),

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's '' Yanks'' (1979), and a number of films directed by

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. After attending Plymouth Art College, he was called up to serve in the Royal Military Police as an Officer after which he had various jobs, including working for Fry's Chocolate, and Clarks Shoes, where he began producing promotional films. This eventually landed him a job at the

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in 1961, where he became part of the early

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team and went with Malcolm Muggeridge to film the Holy Land. While never leaving television totally, he started working with feature films already in 1968. He won a BAFTA TV Award for '' Individual Honour'' in 1967, and in 1980, he was nominated for a

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for Best Cinematography for '' Yanks''. In

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, he was nominated for a similar award by the

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for '' Victor Victoria''. And in

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, he was nominated for a

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for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for '' The Man in the Attic''.

Selected filmography

*'' Culloden'' (1964) *''

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'' (1966) *'' Song of Summer'' (1968) *'' Whistle and I'll Come to You'' (BBC TV drama, 1968) *''

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth'' (titled ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the World'' in the U.K.) is a 1970 British fantasy film from Hammer Films, written and directed by Val Guest, and starring Victoria Vetri. It was produced by Aida Young. This w ...

'' (1970) *'' The Blood on Satan's Claw'' (1971) *'' Twins of Evil'' (1971) *'' Dracula AD 1972'' (1972) *'' Savage Messiah'' (1972) *''

'' (1974) *'' Phase IV'' (1974) *'' Tommy'' (1975) *'' Clouds of Glory'' (TV film, 1976) *''

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'' (1977) *'' The Legacy'' (1978) *'' Yanks'' (1979) *'' One Trick Pony'' (1980) *'' The Fan'' (1981) *'' Victor Victoria'' (1982) *''

Trail of the Pink Panther ''Trail of the Pink Panther'' is a 1982 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It is the seventh film in ''The Pink Panther'' series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he ...

'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *'' The Philadelphia Experiment'' (1984) *'' The Journey of Natty Gann'' (1985) *'' The Quick and the Dead'' (TV movie, 1987) *'' The Lair of the White Worm'' (1988) *'' Little Monsters'' (1989) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Son of the Pink Panther'' (1993) *'' Ultimate Betrayal'' (TV movie, 1994) *''The Man in the Attic'' (TV movie, 1995)

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* 1931 births 1997 deaths English cinematographers People from Devonport, Plymouth {{cinematographer-stub