Gilbert Taylor
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- born: 12/Apr/1914 (Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, UK)
Biography
Gilbert Taylor in Bushey Heath, England, is a cinematographer.
After six years of wartime service as an Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves, he became an Operational Cameraman flying in Lancaster bombers documenting the damage after British bombing raids.
He worked on a number of films noted for their stylish cinematography, notably "Dr Strangelove", "Star Wars", and "A Hard Day's Night".
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Number Seventeen (1932) - clapper loader (uncredited)
- Frenzy (1972) - cinematographer
Other works of note...
- Star Wars (1977) - cinematographer
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - cinematographer
- Repulsion (1965) - cinematographer
- Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) - cinematographer
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) - cinematographer
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) - cinematographer
- The Omen (1976) - cinematographer
Documentaries
He has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
- Aquarius - Alfred the Great (1972)