Chic Waterson

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Chic Waterson , also known as Chick Waterson (born June 5, 1924 in London , United Kingdom , † October 30, 1997 in Watford , Hertfordshire ), was a British cameraman .

Live and act

Waterson went straight from school to film in 1940 and began his career as a camera assistant (e.g. at Next of Kin , 1941). After his discharge from military service, the Londoner returned to film in 1947 and began to work as a simple cameraman. He worked for Ealing Studios until 1959 and photographed a number of legendary comedy classics for this company, such as Joy to Life , Luck Came Overnight , The Man in the White Suit , Titfield Express , Oller Kahn with megalomania and ladykillers . He worked almost exclusively under the chief camera Douglas Slocombesand Gordon Dines '.

Even after 1959 Waterson formed a permanent team with Slocombe and even followed him to Hollywood, where a. a. To shoot Steven Spielberg's first two Indiana Jones adventure stories in the 1980s . After the period film Lady Jane - Queen for nine days , Chic Waterson retired from the film business in 1986. Waterson, who also shot commercials between 1960 and 1972, never rose to head cameraman despite his considerable oeuvre.

Filmography

literature

  • David Jones (Ed.): Film Fanatics Guide. Merlin Books Ltd., Braunton (Devon) 1988, p. 368 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Waterson, Chic
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waterson, chick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1997
Place of death Watford , Hertfordshire