Wilkie Cooper BSC

British Society of Cinematographers

The British Society of Cinematographers was formed in 1949 by Bert Easey, 23 August 1901 - 28 February 1973, the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments.The stated objectives at the formation of the BSC were...

 (19 October 1911 in London

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, England

England

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 – 15 December 2001 in England) was a British

United Kingdom

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 cinematographer

Cinematographer

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.

He had a number of prestigious film credits until his retirement in 1972. His early career included Green for Danger

Green for Danger (film)

Green for Danger is a 1946 British thriller film, based on the popular 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand.The book Green for Danger was praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and wartime hospital setting. The film version, starring Alastair Sim and Trevor Howard, with Sally...

(1946) and London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me is a 1948 British film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel of the same name by Norman Collins...

(1948) for producer-director team Frank Launder

Frank Launder

Frank Launder was an English writer, director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat....

 and Sidney Gilliat

Sidney Gilliat

Sidney Gilliat was an English film director, producer and writer.He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich , directed by...

, Stage Fright

Stage Fright (film)

Stage Fright is a 1950 British crime film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding and Richard Todd...

(1950) for Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

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, and Undercover (1943) for Ealing Studios. In 1956, he worked with Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC was a British cinematographer, director and photographer.His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century...

 on Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence

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, a thriller starring Van Johnson

Van Johnson

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 and Vera Miles

Vera Miles

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. In 1958 he co-produced Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

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with Monty Berman

Monty Berman

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. In 1960, he worked with J. Lee Thompson

J. Lee Thompson

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 on the Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

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 biopic I Aim at the Stars

I Aim at the Stars

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. He forged a partnership with special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen

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 in later years, photographing several of his productions, including The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

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(1964).

He was married to actress Peggy Bryan

Peggy Bryan

Margaret Eileen "Peggy" Bryan was an English film and stage actress, born in Birmingham, England. She appeared in many films, including most notably as the screen wife of George Formby in the comedy film Turned Out Nice Again...

, whom he outlived.

External links

• Wilkie Cooper at the Internet Movie Database
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