Ernest Steward

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Ernest "Ernie" Walter H. Steward (born January 8, 1914 in London-Hackney , United Kingdom , † April 8, 1990 in Slough , Berkshire ) was a British cameraman .

Live and act

Steward joined the film in March 1930 at the age of 16 as the so-called Clapper Boy of British International Pictures . In the same year he made his debut as a camera assistant on " The Yellow Mask ". In 1935 Steward rose to become a simple cameraman and photographed films such as " Invitation to the Waltz " (1935) and " Once in a Million " (1936). During the Second World War , Ernie Steward was drafted and served in the Patrol Service of the Navy, then in the Royal Film Unit.

In 1947 he returned to civilian life and was hired again as a simple cameraman by Pinewood Studios . In 1950, Ernest Steward was given the opportunity to work as head cameraman for the first time in the crime thriller "On the wrong track". Directed by Ralph Thomas , for whom Steward would be behind the camera until 1971 in all 32 of his follow-up films. A few years earlier, Steward also began to photograph some of the works in the carry-on… film series by Ralph's brother Gerald Thomas for the first time. In the late 1970s he was also a cameraman on two popular British television crime series, Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone and Die Profis . Ernest Steward retired into private life after working as a camera on the movie “ The Wildcats of St. Trinians ”.

Filmography

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 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 489.

Remarks

  1. ↑ The English language Wikipedia, referring to the IMDb , incorrectly gives the date September 11, 1910. At the end of the 1980s, Steward himself mentioned the date January 8, 1914, which was printed in “The large personal dictionary of films”, when asked.

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personal data
SURNAME Steward, Ernest
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steward, Ernie; Steward, Ernest Walter H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1990
Place of death Slough , UK