Guy Green(1913-2005)
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Green is well known to film audiences. Formerly a cinematographer,
he was the first British D.P. to receive an Academy Award for his
black-and-white photography on
David Lean's
Great Expectations (1946). He
founded the British Society of Cinematographers together with
Freddie Young and
Jack Cardiff.
Green worked with Lean on several films, and it was this close
association that inspired him to give up cinematography at the height
of his career to become a director. While directing two early pictures,
Triple Deception (1956) and
Desert Patrol (1958), Green became
associated with actors
Richard Attenborough and
Michael Craig, and
The Angry Silence (1960) was
first conceived when the three were involved in filming "Sea Of Sand"
in the 140-degree heat of the Libyan desert. The film became a landmark
in the careers of all concerned, and brought Green international
attention. It was Britain's first entry at the Berlin Film Festival,
where it won the International Critic's Award.
"The Angry Silence" was followed by
The Mark (1961), which was critically
applauded both in the US and Europe.
Rod Steiger and
Stuart Whitman give outstanding
performances and Whitman was nominated for an Academy Award as Best
Actor. The picture received the
Samuel Goldwyn International Award and
many other accolades.
Next came
Light in the Piazza (1962),
Green's first American production for MGM, followed by
Diamond Head (1962) and the much
acclaimed A Patch of Blue (1965).
The screenplay for "Patch Of Blue," which was written by Green, was
nominated for a Writer's Guild award and later received five Academy
nominations, including Best Actress for newcomer
Elizabeth Hartman.
Shelley Winters received an Academy
Award for her supporting performance as the mother.
Green then directed Luther (1974), the
screen version of John Osborne's
play, for the prestigious American Film Theater, with
Stacy Keach in the leading role.
Jacqueline Susann's
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
followed and subsequently he has directed a number of important
made-for-television movies.
Born in the west of England, Green had a love of movies at a very young
age. His first job was as a projectionist aboard the ocean liner The
Majestic, which brought him to America for the first time. He also
worked in London as a portrait photographer and as an assistant
cameraman for an advertising agency. Eventually he managed to land a
job as a camera assistant at Shepperton Studios in London and worked
his way up from there.
He met his wife Josephine while they were both working on David Lean's
Oliver Twist (1948)/ They have two
children, Marilyn and Michael, who both work in the film industry.
he was the first British D.P. to receive an Academy Award for his
black-and-white photography on
David Lean's
Great Expectations (1946). He
founded the British Society of Cinematographers together with
Freddie Young and
Jack Cardiff.
Green worked with Lean on several films, and it was this close
association that inspired him to give up cinematography at the height
of his career to become a director. While directing two early pictures,
Triple Deception (1956) and
Desert Patrol (1958), Green became
associated with actors
Richard Attenborough and
Michael Craig, and
The Angry Silence (1960) was
first conceived when the three were involved in filming "Sea Of Sand"
in the 140-degree heat of the Libyan desert. The film became a landmark
in the careers of all concerned, and brought Green international
attention. It was Britain's first entry at the Berlin Film Festival,
where it won the International Critic's Award.
"The Angry Silence" was followed by
The Mark (1961), which was critically
applauded both in the US and Europe.
Rod Steiger and
Stuart Whitman give outstanding
performances and Whitman was nominated for an Academy Award as Best
Actor. The picture received the
Samuel Goldwyn International Award and
many other accolades.
Next came
Light in the Piazza (1962),
Green's first American production for MGM, followed by
Diamond Head (1962) and the much
acclaimed A Patch of Blue (1965).
The screenplay for "Patch Of Blue," which was written by Green, was
nominated for a Writer's Guild award and later received five Academy
nominations, including Best Actress for newcomer
Elizabeth Hartman.
Shelley Winters received an Academy
Award for her supporting performance as the mother.
Green then directed Luther (1974), the
screen version of John Osborne's
play, for the prestigious American Film Theater, with
Stacy Keach in the leading role.
Jacqueline Susann's
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
followed and subsequently he has directed a number of important
made-for-television movies.
Born in the west of England, Green had a love of movies at a very young
age. His first job was as a projectionist aboard the ocean liner The
Majestic, which brought him to America for the first time. He also
worked in London as a portrait photographer and as an assistant
cameraman for an advertising agency. Eventually he managed to land a
job as a camera assistant at Shepperton Studios in London and worked
his way up from there.
He met his wife Josephine while they were both working on David Lean's
Oliver Twist (1948)/ They have two
children, Marilyn and Michael, who both work in the film industry.