Alan Hume was born
George Alan Hume on October 16, 1924 in London, England. Hume arrived at Denham
Film Studios in 1942, and worked for Cineguild Productions during the late
1940s. His early credits, prior to being called up to the Royal Navy and Fleet
Air Arm during the Second World War, included “Oliver” and the “The First of
the Few” (1942). Post-war, he served as a camera operator for “Great
Expectations” (1946), “Madeleine” (1950) and “The End of the Affair” (1955).
During the 1960s, he was a camera operator for the successful Carry On comedy
films, beginning with 1961's “Carry On Regardless” and his only Euro-western
“Carry on Cowboy” (1965); eventually, Hume alternated with Ernest Steward in
the position of the series' regular director of photography.
Hume's other
cinematographic work during the 1960s included the horror films “The Kiss of
the Vampire” (1962) and “Dr. Terror's House of Horrors” (1965). Among his later
films were “Checkered Flag or Crash” (1977), “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of
the Jedi” (1983), “A View to a Kill” (1985), “Runaway Train” (1985), “A Fish
Called Wanda” (1988) and “Shirley Valentine” (1990).
Alan died on July
13, 2010 in Chalfont, St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England.
Today we remember
Alan Hume on what would have been his 90th birthday.
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