Arthur Ibbetson

Arthur Ibbetson
Born	(1922-09-08)8 September 1922 Bishop Auckland, County Durham, 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

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

External links

• Arthur Ibbetson at IMDb