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Director
Guy Green
- Born November 5, 1913 in Frome, Somerset, England, UK
- Died September 15, 2005
Green was born in Frome, Somerset, England. He began working in film in 1929 and became a noted film cinematographer 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.
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In about 1955, Green switched to directing, and he moved to Hollywood around 1962. In addition to directing A Patch of Blue (1965), 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 (1960), The Mark (1961) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival), Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975), and The Devil's Advocate (1977). Green died in his Beverly Hills 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.
Known for
Great Expectations1946
Oliver Twist1948
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.1951
A Patch of Blue1965
In Which We Serve1942
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952
The Passionate Friends1949
This Happy Breed1944
Filmography
- 2000A Profile of In Which We ServeFilmInterviewee
- 1986Strong MedicineFilmDirector
- 1986Strong MedicineSeriesDirector
- 1981Isabel's ChoiceFilmDirector
- 1981Inmates: A Love StoryFilmDirector
- 1980Jimmy B. & AndreFilmDirector
- 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelFilmDirector
- 1979Jennifer: A Woman’s StoryFilmDirector
- 1977The Devil's AdvocateFilmDirector
- 1975Once Is Not EnoughFilmDirector
- 1974LutherFilmDirector
- 1970A Walk in the Spring RainFilmDirector
- 1968The MagusFilmDirector
- 1967Pretty PollyFilmDirector
- 1965A Patch of BlueFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1965A Cinderella Named ElizabethFilmSelf, Director
- 1962Light in the PiazzaFilmDirector
- 1962Diamond HeadFilmDirector
- 1961The MarkFilmDirector
- 1960The Angry SilenceFilmDirector
- 1959SOS PacificFilmDirector
- 1958The SnorkelFilmDirector
- 1958Sea of SandFilmDirector
- 1956House of SecretsFilmDirector
- 1956LostFilmDirector
- 1955Portrait of AlisonFilmDirector, Writer
- 1955I Am a CameraFilmDirector of Photography
- 1955The Dark AvengerFilmDirector of Photography
- 1954For Better, for WorseFilmDirector of Photography
- 1954River BeatFilmDirector
- 1953Rob Roy, The Highland RogueFilmDirector of Photography
- 1953The Beggar's OperaFilmDirector of Photography
- 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenFilmDirector of Photography
- 1952The Hour of 13FilmDirector of Photography
- 1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.FilmDirector of Photography
- 1951Night Without StarsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1950MadeleineFilmDirector of Photography
- 1949The Passionate FriendsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1949Adam and EvelyneFilmDirector of Photography
- 1948Oliver TwistFilmDirector of Photography
- 1948Blanche FuryFilmDirector of Photography
- 1947Take My LifeFilmDirector of Photography
- 1946Great ExpectationsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1946CarnivalFilmDirector of Photography
- 1944This Happy BreedFilmCamera Operator
- 1944The Way AheadFilmDirector of Photography
- 1943Escape to DangerFilmDirector of Photography
- 1942In Which We ServeFilmCamera Operator