Alan Hume

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Alan Hume
Carry On films
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill
(1985)
Children4

Alan Hume, BSC (16 October 1924 – 13 July 2010) was an English cinematographer.[1]

Life and career

Hume arrived at

Carry On comedy films, beginning with 1961's Carry On Regardless; eventually, Hume alternated with Ernest Steward
in the position of the series' regular director of photography.

Hume's other cinematographic work during the 1960s included the horror films

The Kiss of the Vampire (1962, for Hammer Films) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965, for Amicus Productions).[2] Among his later films were Checkered Flag or Crash (1977), Eye of the Needle (1981), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Return of the Jedi (1983), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Runaway Train (1985), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Without a Clue (1988) and Shirley Valentine
(1989).

Personal life and death

Hume had four children, all of whom have followed him into the film industry.

One of his sons, Lindsay, died in a road traffic accident when in his late teens. His other two sons and daughter Pauline continued working in the film industry.

He died on 13 July 2010 in Chalfont St Giles, England, at age 85, and was survived by his wife and 3 children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Alan Hume". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
  2. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5
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  3. ^ Bergan, Ronald (17 August 2010). "Alan Hume obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links

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