Frederick A. Young

Place: London

Born: 1902

Death: 1998

Biography:

Frederick A. Young OBE, BSC (9 October 1902 – 1 December 1998) was an English cinematographer. He is best known for the sweeping, lush widescreen color photography he displayed through his collaborations with director David Lean. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times - for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970) - all directed by Lean. In 1972, he was made a BAFTA Fellow by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild placed Young among the ten most influential cinematographers of all time.