Maurice Carter (24 April 1913 – April 2000) was a British

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Early life

Maurice Carter was born on 24 April 1913 in

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''The Encyclopedia of British Film'', BFI/Methuen, 2003, p109

Career and accolades

Carter was one of the first in England to use

back projection Rear projection (background projection, process photography, etc.) is one of many in-camera effects cinematic techniques in film production for combining foreground performances with pre-filmed backgrounds. It was widely used for many years in ...

. He also founded the Guild of Film Art Directors, a.k.a.

British Film Designers Guild ''(Also known as Designer's Guild or B.F.D.G. and can be seen after a member's name as a professional certification abbreviation)'' A society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946, for the betterment of the Design in British F ...

. He was nominated for two Oscars and three

BAFTAs The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to f ...

. He died in April 2000.

Selected films

* ''

Good-Time Girl ''Good-Time Girl'' is a 1948 British film noir-crime drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring Jean Kent, Dennis Price and Herbert Lom. A homeless girl is asked to explain her bad behaviour in the juvenile court, and says she's run a ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Always a Bride'' (1953) * ''

Desperate Moment ''Desperate Moment'' is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling and Philip Friend. It was written by George H. Brown and Patrick Kirwan based on the 1951 novel of the same title by M ...

'' (1953) * '' The Spanish Gardener'' (1957) * ''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 pl ...

'' (1969) * '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1975) * '' The People that Time Forgot'' (1977) * ''

The First Great Train Robbery ''The First Great Train Robbery'' (known in the United States as ''The Great Train Robbery'') is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel '' The Great Train Robbery' ...

'' (1978)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Maurice 1913 births 2000 deaths British film designers