Douglas Slocombe

British cinematographer (1913-2016)

Douglas Slocombe OBE, BSC, ASC (10 February 1913 – 22 February 2016) was a British cinematographer. He had a long career in the British movie industry. His 84 feature movies[1] span over 47 years. They include everything from early comedies in the late 1940s, and early 1950s, to the first three Indiana Jones movies in the 1980s.

Douglas Slocombe, BSC, ASC
Born(1913-02-10)10 February 1913
Died22 February 2016(2016-02-22) (aged 103)
London, England, UK
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1940–1989

Slocombe died at the age of 103 in a London hospital from complications from a fall on 22 February 2016.[2][3]

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  1. "Douglas Slocombe BSC celebrates his 100th birthday". Blog. British Society of Cinematographers. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  2. "Douglas Slocombe, Ealing comedies and Indiana Jones cinematographer, dies". BBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. Associated Press (February 22, 2016). "'Indiana Jones' Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe Dies at 103". New York Times.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.

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