Nicolas Roeg
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A legendary visionary behind the camera, director Nicolas Roeg was born in London in 1928. Though he would later become one of the most influential creative forces in cinema, Roeg's entree into film was mainly coincidental. After his father lost a great deal of money following a bad investment, Roeg began looking for work and found a job as a tea boy for the studio across the road from his home in Marylebone. He would eventually work his way up to assistant cameraman and focus puller, and eventually became a camera operator, shooting many scenes in the photographic masterpiece "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962). Roeg would eventually become a cinematographer in his own right, serving as director of photography on films like "The Masque of the Red Death" (1964) and "Fahrenheit 451" (1966) before making his directorial debut with the crime drama "Performance" (1970), starring James Fox and Mick Jagger in his first major film role. Roeg would follow this with "Walkabout" (1971), but he would make far greater waves with his next project, the groundbreaking horror film "Don't Look Now" (1973), which would quickly become one of the most influential movies of the 1970s. Next came another iconic film, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976) starring superstar musician David Bowie. Roeg would continue to work regularly as a director in the decades to come, collaborating with his wife actress Theresa Russell on several films including "Bad Timing" (1980), "Insignificance" (1985), and "Track 29" (1988). Roeg also directed the dark children's classic "The Witches" (1990) and the drama "Two Deaths" (1995). Nicolas Roeg died in November 2018. He was 90 years old.
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1947
Began working at London's Marylebone Studio as dubber and assistant editor
1950
Moved to MGM's London studios as clapper boy, assistant to camera crew
1960
First work as second-unit photographer
1961
Worked as the director of photography for the first time on the film "Information Received."
1962
Worked as the camera operator on the film "Lawrence of Arabia," famous for its legendary cinematography.
1963
Served as director of photography on "The Masque of the Red Death."
1970
Both photographed and directed the controversial crime drama "Performance."
1971
Worked as both director and director of photography on "Walkabout."
1973
Directed the influential, groundbreaking horror film "Don't Look Now."
1980
Directed Art Garfunkel in the controversial psycho-sexual drama "Bad Timing."
1985
Directed the magical-realism film "Insignificance."
1989
TV directorial debut for "Sweet Bird of Youth"
1990
Directed the dark children's movie "The Witches."
1992
Helmed episode of the US TV series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"
1995
Directed the drama "Two Deaths."
1996
Directed the TNT biblical movie "Samson and Delilah"
1999
At the Cannes Film Festival, announced plans to direct the feature "Night Train", based on Martin Amis' novel
2007
Directed the horror film "Puffball."
2014
Directed the documentary "The Film that Buys the Cinema."
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