Ernest Day

Ernest Day (born April 15, 1927 in Mortlake , † November 16, 2006 in London ) was an English cameraman.

Life

Ernest Day came to film as a teenager and worked as a camera assistant, later as a member of the camera crew. He worked with Lawrence of Arabia , among others . In 1971 he was employed for the first time as the responsible head cameraman and has since been mainly involved in productions in the USA. A few directorial works at the beginning of the 1980s were of little importance. In 1981 he shot The Condor Plot , an adventure film.

Day was nominated for an Oscar in 1985 and a BAFTA Film Award in 1986 for his work on Journey to India .

Filmography (selection)

1974: Visit to a Chief's Son
1976: The Song Remains the Same
1978: Inspector Clouseau - The crazy Flic with the hot look (Revenge of the Pink Panther)
1981: The Curse of the Sphinx (Sphinx)
1983: The Drug Syndicate (China Rose)
1983: Mission: Nordpol (Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole)
1984: Journey to India (A Passage to India)
1985: The Twin Sisters (Deceptions)
1986: Superman IV - The Quest for Peace
1988: Burning Secret (Burning Secret)
1988: Ugh Devil - Daddy is a cannibal (Parents)
1990: Women & Men: Stories of Seduction
1991: Young Catherine (Young Catherine)
1993: Appearances are often deceptive (Incident in a Small Town)

Web links

Ernest Day in the Internet Movie Database (English)

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↑ 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 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 318.

personal data
SURNAME	Day, Ernest
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Day, Ernie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	April 15, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mortlake
DATE OF DEATH	November 16, 2006
Place of death	London

[1] 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 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 318.