Peter Bassett-Smith
John Marion Peter Bassett-Smith (born January 25, 1911 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , † August 4, 2011 in Nillumbik , Victoria , Australia ) was an Australian cameraman .
Early years
Peter Bassett-Smith's parents were architects who moved to Argentina from England in the late 1880s . In 1914, at the beginning of the First World War , his mother returned to England with her family; the father followed later. In 1922 the family emigrated to Australia. Bassett-Smith attended Grammar School in Melbourne in Victoria and then in Geelong .
Profession and military
He found his first job as a clerk for wood. Dismissed during the Great Depression , he went on to study theology at Ridley College . During this time his interest in working as a cameraman developed.
During World War II , he served in the communications force of the Australian Imperial Force in the Middle East . He supported the British Army and worked on a top-secret radar development. When he returned to Australia, he was almost captured by Japan near Java. He then served as a reserve lieutenant in Queensland for several years .
Bassett-Smith came to Palestine and New Caledonia as a cameraman and was cameraman for Charles Mountford in 1948 during the eight month Arnhem Land expedition to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory , Australia.
From 1950 he worked as a businessman and married Diana Grant, with whom he had four children.
In 1954 he filmed voluntarily as a cameraman during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and was during the Olympic Games in Melbourne from 1956 as a cameraman, where he also made recordings on the occasion of Prince Philip's visit .
In 1968 he was appointed justice of the peace . From the 1970s he worked as a businessman again. He was voted Man of the Year in Nillumbik in 2009. He received the diplomatic medal from the US government for his services during the Arnhem Land expedition. He was also a member of several non-profit organizations.
Web links
- Report on Bassett-Smith's 100th birthday celebration
- Peter Bassett-Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b smh.com.au : Peter Bassett-Smith, 1911–2011, December 11, 2011, accessed January 16, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bassett-Smith, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bassett-Smith, John Marion Peter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 2011 |
| Place of death | Nillumbik , Victoria , Australia |