Gerry Fisher
Gerry Fisher | |
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| Born | Gerald Fisher[1] 23 June 1926 London, England |
| Died | 2 December 2014 (aged 88) Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Years active | 1947–1999 |
| Spouse |
Jean Hawkins
(m. 1951; died 2014) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Conflicts | World War II |
Gerald Fisher, BSC (23 June 1926 – 2 December 2014) was an English cinematographer.[2]
He was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, for The Go-Between (1971) and Aces High (1976).
Early life
[edit]Fisher was born in London in 1926.[3] Early employment by Kodak and De Havilland Aircraft was followed by service in the Royal Navy during WWII.
Career
[edit]Fisher then worked as a clapper boy at Alliance Riverside Studios, Twickenham, and as assistant cameraman on documentaries for Wessex Films, before becoming a Focus puller at Shepperton Studios.[4]
After years in this capacity on films like An Inspector Calls (1954), he was promoted to camera operator on Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), before finally becoming director of photography on Joseph Losey's Accident (1967).
Fisher collaborated with Losey on a further seven films, including The Go-Between (1971).
In 1976, Fisher was nominated for the Best Cinematography award by the British Society of Cinematographers, for Aces High, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the same film.[5] In 1977 he was nominated in the César Awards for Best Cinematography for Monsieur Klein.[6]
Later life and death
[edit]Fisher and his wife retired to The Film and Television Charity's Glebelands Care Home at Wokingham in Berkshire.
He died on 2 December 2014, at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in nearby Reading, at the age of 88.[7][8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- ↑ Also credited as producer
Short film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Man and the Snake | Sture Rydman |
| 1981 | Le Physique et le Figuré | Serge Gainsbourg |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Jack Gold | Episode "Conflict" (aka "Catholics") |
| 1994 | Dandelion Dead | Mike Hodges | Miniseries |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Samson and Delilah | Lee Philips |
| 1993 | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Michael Ritchie |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Go-Between | Nominated |
| 1976 | Aces High | Nominated | ||
| British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | ||
| 1976 | César Awards | Best Cinematography | Monsieur Klein | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ↑ "BSC Members | British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gerry Fisher". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
- ↑ Lloyd, Ann; Graham Fuller; Arnold Desser (1983). The Illustrated who's who of the cinema. Orbis Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-85613-521-7.
- ↑ "Gerry Fisher - obituary". 18 October 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ Mayer, Geoff (2003). Guide to British cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-313-30307-4.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune. 27 November 1963. Page 25
- ↑ "Gerry Fisher BSC 1926 - 2014". Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Gerry Fisher: Prolific cinematographer who worked with some of the". 20 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- Gerry Fisher at IMDb
- interview British Entertainment History Project
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