Guy Mervin Charles Green OBE BSC (5 November 191315 September 2005) was an

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film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 1948, he won an Oscar as

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for the film '' Great Expectations''. In 2002, Green was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the BAFTA, and, in 2004, he was named an Officer of the

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for his lifetime contributions to British cinema.

Biography

Green was born in Frome,

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. He began working in film in 1929 and became a noted film

and a founding member of the British Society of Cinematographers. Green became a full-time director of photography in the mid-1940s, working on such films as David Lean's '' Oliver Twist'' in 1948. About

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, Green switched to directing, and he moved to Hollywood around 1962. In addition to directing ''

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'' (

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), Green also wrote and co-produced the film. After his death, his widow Josephine told AP that it was his proudest accomplishment. Among his other films as director are ''

The Angry Silence ''The Angry Silence'' is a 1960 black-and-white British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig and Bernard Lee. The film marked the first release through screenwriter Bryan Forbes's prod ...

'' (

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), '' The Mark'' (

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) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at the

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), '' Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough'' (1975), and '' The Devil's Advocate'' ( 1977). Green died in his

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home from kidney and heart failure, aged 91. In addition to his wife of 57 years, he was survived by his son, Michael; his daughter, Marilyn Feldman; and two grandchildren.

Works

Selected filmography

* '' Song of the Plough'' (1933) aka ''Country Fair'' - clapper boy * ''

Radio Parade of 1935 ''Radio Parade of 1935'' (1934), released in the US as ''Radio Follies'', is a British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Will Hay, Clifford Mollison and Helen Chandler. It followed on from the 1933 film ''Radio Parade''. Pl ...

'' (1934) - camera operator * '' The Limping Man'' (1936) -camera operator * '' The Price of Folly'' (1937) - camera operator * '' Glamorous Night'' (1937) - camera operator * '' The Spell of Amy Nugent'' (1941) aka ''Spellbound'' - camera operator * '' Pimpernel Smith'' (1941) - camera operator * '' In Which We Serve'' (1942) -

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* '' One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942) - camera operator * '' Escape to Danger'' (1943) - cinematographer * '' The Way Ahead'' (1944) aka ''Immortal Battalion'' -

* '' This Happy Breed'' (1944) - camera operator * '' The Way to the Stars'' (1945) - 2nd unit * '' Carnival'' (1946) - cinematographer, writer * '' Great Expectations'' (1946) - cinematographer * ''

Take My Life ''Take My Life'' is a 1947 British crime film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt and Marius Goring. It was adapted from Winston Graham's 1947 novel of the same name. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on loca ...

'' (1947) - cinematographer * '' Blanche Fury'' (1948) -cinematographer * '' Oliver Twist'' (1948) - cinematographer * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1949) - cinematographer * '' Adam and Evalyn'' (1949) - cinematographer * '' Madeleine'' (1950) -cinematography * ''

Night Without Stars ''Night Without Stars'' is a 1951 British black-and-white dramatic thriller film, starring David Farrar, Nadia Gray and Maurice Teynac. The screenplay was written by Winston Graham based upon his eponymous 1950 novel. The film was direct ...

'' (1951) - cinematography * '' Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951, cinematographer) * ''

The Hour of 13 ''The Hour of 13'' is a 1952 British historical mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams and Roland Culver. It was made at Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of MGM. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1952, cinematographer) * ''

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ''The Story of Robin Hood'' is a 1952 action-adventure film produced by RKO- Walt Disney British Productions, based on the Robin Hood legend, made in Technicolor and filmed in Buckinghamshire, England. It was written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and ...

'' (1952, cinematographer) * ''

Decameron Nights ''Decameron Nights'' is a 1953 anthology Technicolor film based on three tales from ''The Decameron'' by Giovanni Boccaccio, specifically the ninth and tenth tales of the second day and the ninth tale of the third. It stars Joan Fontaine and, a ...

'' (1953) - cinematography * '' The Beggar's Opera'' (1953) - cinematography * '' Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue'' (1953) - cinematography * ''Cocktails in the Kitchen'' (1954) - cinematography * ''Souls in Conflict'' (1954) - cinematography * '' River Beat'' (1954) - director * '' Postmark for Danger'' (1955) aka ''Portrait of Alison'' - writer, director * '' The Warriors'' (1955) aka ''The Dark Avenger'' - cinematography * ''

I Am a Camera ''I Am a Camera'' is a 1951 Broadway play by John Van Druten adapted from Christopher Isherwood's 1939 novel '' Goodbye to Berlin'', which is part of ''The Berlin Stories''. The title is a quotation taken from the novel's first page: "I am a ca ...

'' (1955) - cinematography * ''

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'' (1955) aka ''Tears for Simon'' - director) * '' House of Secrets'' aka ''Triple Deception'' (1956) - director * ''

Sea of Sand ''Sea of Sand'' (released in the US as ''Desert Patrol'') is a 1958 British war film starring Richard Attenborough, John Gregson and Michael Craig. The film, which was directed by Guy Green, is about a patrol of the Long Range Desert Group ...

'' (1958) aka ''Desert Patrol'' - director * '' The Snorkel'' (1958, director) * ''

SOS Pacific ''SOS Pacific'' is a 1959 British adventure drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, John Gregson, Eva Bartok and Eddie Constantine. The film was shot in black and white, but later underwent colourisati ...

'' (1959) - director)- * ''

'' (1960, director) * '' ITV Play of the Week'' - episode "Hallelujah Corner" (1961) - writer * '' The Mark'' (1961, director) * '' Light in the Piazza'' (1962, director) * '' Diamond Head'' (1963, director) * '' 55 Days at Peking'' (1963) - director, uncredited * ''

'' (1965) - director, writer, producer * '' Pretty Polly'' (1967) - director * '' The Magus'' (1968) - director * '' A Walk in the Spring Rain (1969) - director * ''

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'' (1974) - director * '' Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough'' (1975, director) * '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1977, director) * '' The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel'' (1979, director) * ''Jennifer: A Woman's Story'' (1979) (TV movie) - director * ''Jimmy B. and Andre'' (1980) (TV movie) - director * ''Inmates: A Love Story'' (1981) (TV movie) - director * ''

Isabel's Choice ''Isabel's Choice'' is a 1981 American television film, made-for-television Drama (genre), drama film directed by Guy Green (filmmaker), Guy Green, starring Jean Stapleton, Richard Kiley, Peter Coyote and Betsy Palmer. It was broadcast on CBS as ...

'' (1981) (TV movie) - director * ''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cameo ...

'' (1987) (TV Movie) - director

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