Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame is a British film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and director.

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British - Cinematographer - Producer - Screenwriter - Director

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He was born in London on April 23, 1911, the son of photographer Elwin Neame and actress Ivy Close. After completing his education at the University College School and Hurstpierpoint College, he drifted into the film industry, and his first professional credit was as an assistant on the Alfred Hitchcock film Blackmail (1929).

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London - April 23 - 1911 - Photographer - Elwin Neame - Actress - Ivy Close - University College School - Hurstpierpoint College - Alfred Hitchcock - 1929

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He began his career as a cinematographer with the musical comedy Happy (1933), and made his mark with such films as Major Barbara (1941), In Which We Serve (1942), and Blithe Spirit (1945).

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1933 - Major Barbara - 1941 - In Which We Serve - 1942 - Blithe Spirit - 1945

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In 1947, he turned his attention to directing with Take My Life, a run-of-the-mill murder mystery, but from there he moved on to increasingly more notable films - The Card (1952) with Alec Guinness and Petula Clark; Tunes of Glory (1960) with Guinness and John Mills; the 1963 Judy Garland musical drama I Could Go on Singing; the adaptation of Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden (1964) with Deborah Kerr; The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), with Maggie Smith's Academy Award-winning performance; Scrooge, the 1970 musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol; the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure; and the U.S. Supreme Court drama First Monday in October (1981).

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1947 - The Card - 1952 - Alec Guinness - Petula Clark - Tunes of Glory - 1960 - John Mills - 1963 - Judy Garland - I Could Go on Singing - Enid Bagnold - The Chalk Garden - 1964 - Deborah Kerr - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - 1969 - Maggie Smith - Academy Award - Scrooge - 1970 - A Christmas Carol - 1972 - The Poseidon Adventure - Supreme Court - First Monday in October - 1981

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As a producer, he was responsible for three classics of British cinema - Brief Encounter (1945) and Great Expectations (1946) - for which he co-wrote the screenplays - and Oliver Twist (1948) - among others.

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Brief Encounter - 1945 - Great Expectations - 1946 - Oliver Twist - 1948

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Neame was married to Beryl Heanly from 1932-1973; they had one son, Christopher Neame, a producer. He has been married to Donna Friedberg since 1993.

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1932 - 1973 - Christopher Neame - 1993

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In 1996, Neame was awarded the CBE for his contributions to the film industry.

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1996 - CBE

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