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'''Ernest Steward''' [[British Society of Cinematographers|BSC]] (11 September 1910<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829103/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDb: Ernest Steward] Retrieved 2012-12-12</ref> or 8 January 1914<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesgensducinema.com/affiche_acteur.php?mots=ernest+steward&nom_acteur=STEWARD%20Ernest&ident=64192&debut=0&record=0&from=ok|title=STEWARD Ernest|date=|website=www.lesgensducinema.com|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> – 8 April 1990)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120713085648/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9fd4effd BFI Database: Ernest Steward] Retrieved 2012-12-12</ref> was a British [[cinematographer]]. | | image = Ernest Steward.jpg | ||
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'''Ernest Steward''' [[w:British Society of Cinematographers|BSC]] (11 September 1910<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829103/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDb: Ernest Steward] Retrieved 2012-12-12</ref> or 8 January 1914<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesgensducinema.com/affiche_acteur.php?mots=ernest+steward&nom_acteur=STEWARD%20Ernest&ident=64192&debut=0&record=0&from=ok|title=STEWARD Ernest|date=|website=www.lesgensducinema.com|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> – 8 April 1990)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120713085648/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9fd4effd BFI Database: Ernest Steward] Retrieved 2012-12-12</ref> was a British [[w:cinematographer|cinematographer]]. | |||
Born in [[London, England]], he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as a [[camera operator]]. His early credits in this field included ''[[Great Expectations (1946 film)|Great Expectations]]'' (1946) and ''[[London Belongs to Me]]'' (1948). | Born in [[w:London, England|London]], he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as a [[w:camera operator|camera operator]]. His early credits in this field included ''[[w:Great Expectations (1946 film)|Great Expectations]]'' (1946) and ''[[w:London Belongs to Me|London Belongs to Me]]'' (1948). | ||
As Director of Photography, he filmed mostly light-hearted comedies. He made several for producer [[Betty Box]], including the [[Doctor in the House|''Doctor'']] films, based on the books by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]], ''[[A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film)|A Tale of Two Cities]]'' (1958) and ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959). He was cinematographer for the ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' comedy series, beginning with ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' in 1958, eventually alternating with [[Alan Hume]] as regular DoP. Between 1950 and 1971 he was the cinematographer on practically all the films directed by [[Ralph Thomas]], a total of 32 productions, and others, too, such as ''[[House of Mystery (1961 film)|House of Mystery]]'' (1961), and ''[[Seven Keys (film)|Seven Keys]]'' (1962). | As Director of Photography, he filmed mostly light-hearted comedies. He made several for producer [[Betty Box]], including the [[Doctor in the House|''Doctor'']] films, based on the books by [[w:Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]], ''[[w:A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film)|A Tale of Two Cities]]'' (1958) and ''[[w:The 39 Steps (1959 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959). He was cinematographer for the ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' comedy series, beginning with ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' in 1958, eventually alternating with [[Alan Hume]] as regular DoP. Between 1950 and 1971 he was the cinematographer on practically all the films directed by [[Ralph Thomas]], a total of 32 productions, and others, too, such as ''[[w:House of Mystery (1961 film)|House of Mystery]]'' (1961), and ''[[w:Seven Keys (film)|Seven Keys]]'' (1962). | ||
Steward also worked on TV, on such series as ''[[The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'' and ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]''. | Steward also worked on TV, on such series as ''[[w:The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]'', ''[[w:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[w:The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'' and ''[[w:The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb name|id=0829103|name=Ernest Steward}} | * {{IMDb name|id=0829103|name=Ernest Steward}} | ||
*[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/ernest-steward | *[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/ernest-steward Interview British Entertainment History Project] | ||
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[[Category:British cinematographers]] | [[Category:British cinematographers]] | ||
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| Born | 11 September 1910 |
| Died | 8 April 1990 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
Ernest Steward BSC (11 September 1910[1] or 8 January 1914[2] – 8 April 1990)[3] was a British cinematographer.
Born in London, he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as a camera operator. His early credits in this field included Great Expectations (1946) and London Belongs to Me (1948).
As Director of Photography, he filmed mostly light-hearted comedies. He made several for producer Betty Box, including the Doctor films, based on the books by Richard Gordon, A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and The 39 Steps (1959). He was cinematographer for the Carry On comedy series, beginning with Carry On Sergeant in 1958, eventually alternating with Alan Hume as regular DoP. Between 1950 and 1971 he was the cinematographer on practically all the films directed by Ralph Thomas, a total of 32 productions, and others, too, such as House of Mystery (1961), and Seven Keys (1962).
Steward also worked on TV, on such series as The Human Jungle, The Avengers, The New Avengers and The Professionals.
References
- ^ IMDb: Ernest Steward Retrieved 2012-12-12
- ^ "STEWARD Ernest". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ BFI Database: Ernest Steward Retrieved 2012-12-12
