John Taylor (director)

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John Elston Taylor (born October 5, 1914 in London , England , † September 15, 1992 in London, England) was a British film director , film producer and cameraman .

Career

Taylor's film career began in 1929 as a production assistant on the film Drifters by John Grierson . Taylor worked as a cameraman on the short documentary Cable Ship in 1933. His directorial debut was in the film The Smoke Menace , which was released in 1937. After a few more jobs behind the camera, he was responsible for a film for the first time as a producer in 1940. For the documentary The conquest of Everest he received with his colleagues Leon Clore and Grahame Tharp at the Oscar ceremony in 1954 a Oscar nomination in the category " Best Documentary ". The award was accepted by James Algar and Walt Disney for their contribution The desert is alive .

As a screenwriter, he designed the material for the cinematic implementation of the four short documentaries The Londoners (1939), Our National Heritage: The Living Pattern (1962), The Port of Hull (1963) and People + Leisure = (1968). His last involvement in the film business was in 1969 with the film Walk a Crooked Path , for which he was responsible as cameraman.

Private

John Taylor was born on October 5, 1914 in Kentish Town , London. He was married to the American actress Barbara Mullen (1914–1979) until her death . Taylor died in London on September 15, 1992 at the age of 77.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1929: Drifters (documentary)
  • 1934: The Men of Aran ( Man of Aran , documentary)
  • 1940: Six Foods for Fitness (short documentary film)
  • 1944: Soldier, Sailor
  • 1944: Penicillin (short documentary film)
  • 1953: The conquest of Everest (The Conquest of Everest)
  • 1968: People + Leisure = (short documentary film)
  • 1969: Walk a Crooked Path

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 26th Academy Awards - 1954. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Taylor John (1914-1992). Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Taylor, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taylor, John Elston (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film producer, film director and cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Kentish Town , London , England , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH 15th September 1992
Place of death London , England , UK