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Biography for
Freddie Young

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Date of Birth
9 October 1902, London, England, UK

Date of Death
1 December 1998, London, England, UK (natural causes)

Birth Name
Frederick Archibald Young

Mini Biography

Cinematographer with a long and distinguished career crowned with Oscars for three consecutive films directed by David Lean between 1962-1970. Awarded OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1970.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Allen Dace

Spouse
Joan Morduch (1964 - 1 December 1998) (his death) 1 son
Marjorie Gaffney (1927 - 1963) (her death) 1 son, 1 daughter

Trivia

Freddie and Marjorie adopted two children

Invented the process of pre-exposing colour film (pre-fogging) to mute the colours. This was first used on The Deadly Affair (1966).


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