Ronald Neame, CBE (born 23 April 1911, London) is a British film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and director.
Neame's parents were the photographer Elwin Neame and the actress Ivy Close. He studied at the University College School and Hurstpierpoint College. His father died in 1923, and Neame took a job with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company as an office boy. Later, through his mother's contacts in the British film industry, Neame started a...
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Ronald Neame, CBE (born 23 April 1911, London) is a British film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and director.
Neame's parents were the photographer Elwin Neame and the actress Ivy Close. He studied at the University College School and Hurstpierpoint College. His father died in 1923, and Neame took a job with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company as an office boy. Later, through his mother's contacts in the British film industry, Neame started at Elstree Studios as a messenger boy..
Neame's first professional credit was as an assistant cameraman on Blackmail (1929), his only work with director Alfred Hitchcock. His own career as a cinematographer began with the musical comedy Happy (1933), and he continued to develop his skills in various "quota quickies" films for several years.
His later credits as cinematographer include Major Barbara (1941), In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), and Blithe Spirit (1945). He was a producer on Brief Encounter (1945), Great Expectations...
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