Freddie Young Explained

Freddie Young OBE, BSC (9 October, 1902 - 1 December, 1998), (sometimes credited as Frederick A. Young) was one of Britain's most distinguished and influential cinematographers. He is probably best known for his work on David Lean's films Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970), all three of which won him Academy Awards for best cinematography.

He was also director of photography on more than 130 films, including many other notable productions, such as Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939), Forty-Ninth Parallel (1941), Lust for Life (1956), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Lord Jim (1965), Battle of Britain (1969), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), and the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967).

Selected films

• Victory (1928)
• Rookery Nook (1930)
• White Cargo (1930)
• Carnival (1931)
• The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
• The Speckled Band (1931)
• The Blue Danube (1932)
• Good Night, Vienna (1932)
• Bitter Sweet (1933)
• A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
• Nell Gwyn (1934)
• Peg of Old Drury (1935)
• Escape Me Never (1935)
• When Knights Were Bold (1936)
• The Frog (1936)
• Limelight (1936)
• Two's Company (1936)
• Victoria the Great (1937)
• Millions (1937)
• Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
• Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
• Busman's Honeymoon (1940)
• Contraband (1940)
• 49th Parallel (1941)
• The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
• Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
• Bedelia (1946)
• So Well Remembered (1947)
• The Winslow Boy (1948)
• Treasure Island(1950)
• Ivanhoe (1952)
• Mogambo (1953)
• Knights of the Round Table (1953)
• Lust for Life (1956)
• Invitation to the Dance (1956)
• Bhowani Junction (1956)
• Island in the Sun (1957)
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
• Indiscreet (1958)
• I Accuse! (1958)
• Solomon and Sheba (1959)
• The Greengage Summer (1961)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• Doctor Zhivago (1965)
• Lord Jim (1965)
• The Deadly Affair (1966)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• Ryan's Daughter (1970)
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
• The Asphyx (1973)
• Luther (1973)
• The Blue Bird (1976)
• Stevie (play) (1978)
• Rough Cut (1980)

External links

• . Biography and filmography
  • The Making of Lawrence of Arabia, Digitised BAFTA Journal, Winter 1962-3, including article by Freddie Young