The British film talent Ronald Neame passed away on Wednesday, June 16th. Originally a cameraman, having shot the excellent and honest One of Our Aircraft is Missing, In Which We Serve (both 1942), This Happy Breed (1944), and Blithe Spirit (1945), the multi-talented man eased into directing, ultimately earning his place in popular film history by helming the 1972 blockbuster, The Poseidon Adventure. He also directed the outstanding The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), a film for which Maggie Smith won an Oscar.In addition, Neame hammered the typewriter for pictures such as This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter (1945), and Great Expectations (1946).
Explore the work of someone who was not only versatile but 'good versatile'.
Obit...
http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a229530/director-ronald-neame-dies-aged-99.html
Wikipedia file on Neame...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Neame
British Film Institute interview from 2003...
http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/neame.html
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