Chris Greenham
Christopher "Chris" Greenham , b. Vivian C. Greenham , (born April 21, 1923 in Oxfordshire , United Kingdom ; † January 21, 1989 in Esher , United Kingdom) was a British special effects artist and sound engineer who won an Oscar in 1962 in the category "Best Acoustic and Visual Effects" was awarded for his work on the film The Guns of Navarone .
Life
Chris Greenham started his career in 1953 in the war drama The Intruder as a sound engineer. The following year he was responsible for the synchronized editing of the crime drama An Inspector Comes , which goes back to a play by the English author John Boynton Priestley . In the romantic drama The End of an Affair by Edward Dmytryk with Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson , he was again responsible for the sound editing in 1955.
In 1962 he and Bill Warrington won an Oscar in the category "Best Acoustic Effects" or "Best Visual Effects" for his participation in the war film The Guns of Navarone with Gregory Peck , David Niven and Anthony Quinn in the lead roles.
In 1965, Greenham worked on the adventure film adaptation based on Joseph Conrad 's novel of the same name, Lord Jim, by Richard Brooks, starring Peter O'Toole , James Mason and Curd Jürgens . With Peter O'Toole he worked again in the period film The Lion in the winter of 1968, as well as in 1981 with Anthony Quinn in the biopic Omar Mukhtar - Lion of the Desert . In the 1985 fantasy film Legend by Ridley Scott with Tom Cruise and Mia Sara , Greenham oversaw the dialogue editing. He said goodbye to film in 1987 with the science fiction film Superman IV - The World on the Edge with Christopher Reeve . As in the 1978 Superman film, he was the sound editor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: The Intruder
- 1954: An inspector arrives ( An Inspector Calls )
- 1955: The End of the Affair ( The End of the Affair )
- 1955: Josephine and Men ( Josephine and Men )
- 1955: suicide mission ( The Cockleshell Heroes )
- 1955: The best man in the military ( Private's Progress )
- 1958: Froschmann Crabb (T he Silent Enemy )
- 1960: Der Komödiant ( The Entertainer )
- 1961: The Guns of Navarone ( The Guns of Navarone )
- 1961: The Day the Earth Caught Fire ( The Day the Earth Caught Fire )
- 1962: Tarzan conquers India ( Tarzan Goes to India )
- 1963: Alluring Laurel ( This Sporting Life )
- 1963: Tarzan's Three Challenges ( Tarzan's Three Challenges )
- 1964: In the seventh dawn ( The 7th Dawn )
- 1965: Lord Jim
- 1966: Born Free - Queen of the wilderness ( Born Free )
- 1966: The Blue Max ( The Blue Max )
- 1967: Casino Royale
- 1968: The Lion in Winter ( The Lion in Winter )
- 1971: The Last Valley ( The Last Valley )
- 1971: The House of Shadows ( The Night Digger )
- 1973: His life in my power ( The Offence )
- 1975: The Count of Monte Cristo ( The Count of Monte-Cristo , TV movie)
- 1978: Superman
- 1981: Omar Mukhtar - Lion of the Desert ( Omar Mukhtar - Lion of the Desert )
- 1985: Legend ( Legend )
- 1985: revolution
- 1987: Superman IV - The Quest for Peace ( Superman IV - The Quest for Peace )
Awards
- 1962: Awarded an Oscar for The Guns of Navarone
- 1969: Nominated with The Lion in Winter
- 1979: Nominated with Superman
- 1983: Nominated with P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang ( BAFTA-TV Award )
Web links
- Chris Greenham in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Greenham at doksite.de, accessed on January 6, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenham, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greenham, Christopher; Greenham, Vivian C. (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer and special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxfordshire , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1989 |
| Place of death | Esher , United Kingdom |