Francis, Freddie

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Frederick William Francis

British cinematographer and director

born Dec. 22, 1917 , London, Eng.

died March 17, 2007 , Isleworth, Middlesex, Eng.

during a 60-year career (1937–96) in the film industry, devised subtle, atmospheric lighting and camera work, notably in such black-and-white classics as Room at the Top (1959), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), The Innocents (1961), and Sons and Lovers (1960), for which he won the first of two Academy Awards. His second Oscar was for the American Civil War drama Glory (1989). Francis earned BAFTA nominations for The Elephant Man (1980), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Glory, and Cape Fear (1991), as well as a lifetime achievement award from the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers' International Award, both in 1997. Beginning in the early 1960s, he also built a cult following as a director of low-budget horror films.

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