John Wilcox (cinematographer)

John Laurence Wilcox, BSC (7 May 1913 – 31 May 1979) was a British Cinematographer.[1][2] He worked several times with director Freddie Francis; and photographed many popular British films, including Carve Her Name with Pride, Summer Holiday and Dr. Who and the Daleks.[3][4][5][1][6]

John Wilcox
Born
John Laurence Wolcox

(1913-05-07)7 May 1913
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England
Died31 May 1979(1979-05-31) (aged 66)
Torbay, Devon, England
OccupationCinematographer

The nephew of the director and producer Herbert Wilcox, he began his film career in 1930 as an often uncredited second camera assistant to Freddie Young.[7][8] His involvement as a cameraman included work on The Third Man, and Outcast of the Islands,[1][9] and he made his debut as chief camera operator in 1951 with Mr. Denning Drives North.[1]

Selected filmography
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References
  1. "John Wilcox".
  2. "BSC Members - British Society of Cinematographers".
  3. "Nightmare (1963) - Freddie Francis - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
  4. "The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) - Freddie Francis - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
  5. "The Ghoul (1975) - Freddie Francis - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
  6. "John Wilcox - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
  7. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  8. "Peg of Old Drury (1935)".
  9. "Outcast of the Islands (1952) - Carol Reed - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
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