Sydney Samuelson
CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney H. Wylie Samuelson 7 December 1925 Paddington, London, England[1] |
| Died | 14 December 2022 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Children | Peter Samuelson |
| Parent | G. B. Samuelson |
Sir Sydney H. Wylie Samuelson
Early life
Sydney Wylie Samuelson was born in Paddington, London, to George Berthold Samuelson, a cinema pioneer of the silent film era, and Marjorie Emma Elizabeth Vint. He was educated at the Irene Avenue Council School in Lancing, West Sussex.[2]
Career
Samuelson started his career as a rewind boy at the Luxor cinema in Lancing, West Sussex. After working in several cinemas in the Midlands as a relief operator for the ABC circuit, he got a job as a trainee film editor with Gaumont British, which was then at Lime Grove in London.
After serving in the
In 1985, he received the Michael Balcon Award, and in 1993 a
Samuelson wrote the foreword featured in the book In Conversation with Cinematographers by David A. Ellis, published by the American publisher Rowman & Littlefield. He was the first President of the UK Jewish Film Festival. He remained in the role until 2005, and as of 2010 was the UKJFF Honorary Lifetime Patron.
Death
Samuelson died at his home on 14 December 2022, aged 97.[7]
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ BFI
- ^ a b "Sir Sydney Samuelson CBE – British Cinematographer". British Cinematographer. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ UK list:"No. 47549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1978. p. 6237.
- ^ The United Kingdom:"No. 54066". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 16 June 1995. p. 2.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (15 December 2022). "UK film industry pioneer Sydney Samuelson dies aged 97". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
External links
- Sydney Samuelson at IMDb