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Ronald Neame
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Director, Producer, Cinematographer Born: April 23, 1911 in London, England, UK Biography:"Ronald Neame" is the son of photographer/director Elwin Neame and the actress "Ivy Close". He joined Elstree Studios in 1927 as a messenger and call boy, moved up to stills photographer, and was an assistant cameraman on "Alfred Hitchcock"'s "Blackmail" (1929), the first English sound film. He served as a camera operator in the early '30s, and was elevated to director of photography in 1934. His most important films as cinematographer were "Pygmalion" (1938), "Major Barbara" (1939), "In Which We Serve" (1942), and "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing" (1942). In 1943, Neame formed a partnership with editor-turned-director "David Lean" and producer "Anthony Havelock-Allan" in Cineguild, an independent production company set up with support from England's Rank Organisation, through which the "David Lean" movies "This Happy Breed", "Blithe Spirit", "Brief Encounter", "Great Expectations", "Oliver Twist", ... Full Biography
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