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Arthur Ibbetson

British cinematographer

Arthur Ibbetson
Born	(1922-09-08)8 September 1922 Bishop Auckland, England
Died	19 October 1997(1997-10-19) (aged 75) Hillingdon, London, England
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1949–1986

Arthur Ibbetson BSC (8 September 1922 in Bishop Auckland, England – 19 October 1997 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) was a British cinematographer.^[1]

Biography

Ibbetson was born in Bishop Auckland, England in 1922, and died from cancer in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England.^[2]

Starting out as a child actor in 1935, his best-known projects as a cinematographer were films with or for children, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), The Railway Children (1970) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).^[3]

Awards

Nominee, Best Cinematography, British Society of Cinematographers, The Bounty (1984)^[3]
Nominee, Best Cinematography (for a Series or Special), Emmy Award, Witness for the Prosecution (1982)^[4]
Winner, Best Cinematography (for a Series or Special), Emmy Award, Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)^[4]
Nominee, Best Cinematography, Academy Award, Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)^[5]
Nominee, Best Cinematography, BAFTA, The Chalk Garden (1964)^[6]
Nominee, Best Cinematography, BAFTA, Nine Hours to Rama (1963)^[7]

Selected filmography

Poet's Pub (1949)
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
The Angry Silence (1960)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
The Inspector (1962)
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Chalk Garden (1964)
Fanatic (1965)
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
The Railway Children (1970)
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973, TV)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
A Little Night Music (1978)
The Medusa Touch (1979)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
The Bounty (1984)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1984)
Babes in Toyland (1986)

References

^ "Arthur Ibbetson". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
^ "ARTHUR IBBETSON". cinematographers.nl.
^ ^a ^b "Movie making was a family business for top cameraman". Borehamwood Times.
^ ^a ^b "Arthur F. Ibbetson". Television Academy.
^ "The 42nd Academy Awards | 1970". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
^ "BSC Members | British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com.