Jack Cardiff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Cardiff

British cinematographer, director and photographer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Apr-2009

Profession: photographer, actor, cinematographer, film director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC (18 September 1914 – 22 April 2009) was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking more than half-a-century later.
He was best known for his influential color cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock. In 2000, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and, in 2001, he was awarded an Academy Honorary Award for his contribution to the cinema. Jack Cardiff's work is reviewed in the documentary film: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) and Terry Johnson's stage play Prism (2017).