Ted Moore

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Frank Edward Moore (born August 7, 1914 in Muizenberg , † July 1987 in Surrey ) was a British cameraman born in South Africa .

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Ted Moore was born near Cape Town in 1914, but his family moved with him to Great Britain in 1930 . In 1939 he volunteered for the Royal Air Force . He was a member of a film department there. Moore was awarded the Croix de guerre for his aerial photographs of Gestapo headquarters and German submarine bunkers on enemy flights . During a time off in 1941, Moore worked as one of several cameramen on the propaganda film The Next of kin .

After his discharge from military service, Moore was used as a simple cameraman ("camera operator"). In this role he was involved in photography for several productions such as The Damned of the Islands and African Queen (both 1951). He was also responsible for the camera work on the railway comedy Die fierige Isabella as well as on the adventure and costume fabrics The Buccaneer and Under Black Visor .

Ted Moore began his career as chief cameraman in 1954 with the post-war drama Keyword: Berlin Tempelhof , which was shot in West Berlin . In the same decade he worked for several films produced by Albert R. Broccoli and thus later became the pictorial designer of seven James Bond films from the Broccoli production. The highlight of his career in 1967 was the award of the Oscar for Fred Zinnemann's historical drama A Man in Every Season .

Awards (selection)

Academy Awards

British Film Academy Award

Filmography (selection)

as chief cameraman

source

http://www.james-bond007.de/html/kameramaenner2.html

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Moore, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Frank Edward (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Muizenberg near Cape Town, South Africa
DATE OF DEATH July 1987
Place of death Surrey , UK