Cornel Lucas
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Cornel Lucas is a British photographer.
He is the first photographer to win BAFTA in 1998 for Services to British Film Industry.
Married in 1954 to Belinda Lee
, then to actress Susan Travers in 1959.
Cornel Lucas has published two books of his work, "Heads and Tales" and "Shooting Stars".
Exhibited internationally. Permanent collection at National Portrait Gallery (London), National Media Museum and London's Photographers' Gallery
Cornel Lucas photographed many movies stars in the late forties and fifties including David Niven
, Gregory Peck
, Joan Collins
, Brigitte Bardot
, Diana Dors
(in a gondola in Venice). He was in charge of the photographic studios set up by The Rank Organisation.
He is the first photographer to win BAFTA in 1998 for Services to British Film Industry.
Married in 1954 to Belinda Lee
Belinda Lee
Belinda Lee was an English actress.Born in Budleigh Salterton, England, Lee was signed to a film contract in 1954 by the Rank Studios after being seen performing as a student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
, then to actress Susan Travers in 1959.
Cornel Lucas has published two books of his work, "Heads and Tales" and "Shooting Stars".
Exhibited internationally. Permanent collection at National Portrait Gallery (London), National Media Museum and London's Photographers' Gallery
Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery was founded in London in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain that was devoted entirely to photography. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon, Ori Gersht, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The...
Cornel Lucas photographed many movies stars in the late forties and fifties including David Niven
David Niven
James David Graham Niven , known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther...
, Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
, Joan Collins
Joan Collins
Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE , is an English actress, author, and columnist. Born in Paddington and raised in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. At the age of nine, she made her stage debut in A Doll's House and after attending school, she was classically trained as an actress...
, Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...
, Diana Dors
Diana Dors
Diana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as: "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva."-Early life:Diana Mary Fluck was born in Swindon,...
(in a gondola in Venice). He was in charge of the photographic studios set up by The Rank Organisation.