Ronald Neame

RONALD NEAME d2010. English film producer, director, cinematographer and screenwriter. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film ; One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1943) he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Special Effects. During a partnership with director David Lean, he produced Brief Encounter (1945) / Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948) receiving two Academy Award nominations for writing. He then moved into directing and some notable films included ; The Man Who Never Was (1956) / The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and the action-adventure disaster film The Poseidon Adventure (1972). He also directed I Could Go On Singing (1963), Judy Garland's last film and Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney. For his contributions to the film industry, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1996 and received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the highest award the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker. He died in California aged 99 on June 16th 2010