Arthur Ibbetson

Arthur Ibbetson BSC (8 September 1922 in Bishop Auckland, England – 19 October 1997 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) was a British cinematographer.[1]

Arthur Ibbetson
Occupation	cinematographer

Biography

Ibbetson was born in Bishop Auckland, England in 1922, and died from cancer in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England.[2]

His best-known projects were films with or for children, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), The Railway Children (1970) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Awards

• Nominee Best Cinematography British Society of Cinematographers - The Bounty (1984)
• Winner Best Cinematography (for a series or special) Emmy Award - Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
• Nominee Best Cinematography Academy Award - Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
• Nominee Best Cinematography BAFTA - The Chalk Garden (1964)
• Nominee Best Cinematography BAFTA - Nine Hours to Rama (1963)[3]

Selected filmography

• Poet's Pub (1949)
• The Horse's Mouth (1958)
• The Angry Silence (1960)
• The League of Gentlemen (1960)
• There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
• Tunes of Glory (1960)
• Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
• The Inspector (1962)
• Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
• Murder at the Gallop (1963)
• The Chalk Garden (1964)
• Fanatic (1965)
• A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
• Inspector Clouseau (1968)
• Where Eagles Dare (1968)
• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
• The Railway Children (1970)
• When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
• Frankenstein: The True Story (1973, TV)
• It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
• A Little Night Music (1978)
• The Medusa Touch (1979)
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
• The Bounty (1984)
• Santa Claus: The Movie (1984)
• Babes in Toyland (1986)

References

1. "Arthur Ibbetson". BFI.
2. "ARTHUR IBBETSON". www.cinematographers.nl.
3. "BSC Members | British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com.

External links

• Arthur Ibbetson on IMDb