Ernest Steward

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Ernest Steward BSC (11 September 1910^[1] – 8 April 1990^[2]) was a British cinematographer.

Born in London, England, he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as a camera operator. His early credits in this field included Great Expectations (1946) and London Belongs to Me (1948).

As Director of Photography, he filmed mostly light-hearted comedies. He made several for producer Betty Box, including the Doctor films, based on the books by Richard Gordon, A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and The 39 Steps (1959). He was cinematographer for the Carry On comedy series, beginning with Carry On Sergeant in 1958, and eventually alternating with Alan Hume as regular DoP.

Steward also worked on TV, on such series as The Human Jungle, The Avengers, The New Avengers and The Professionals.

References

↑ IMDb: Ernest Steward Retrieved 2012-12-12
↑ BFI Database: Ernest Steward Retrieved 2012-12-12

External links

Ernest Steward at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Steward, Ernest
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Short description	British cinematographer
Date of birth	11 September 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	8 April 1990
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