RIP Ken Westbury

 

British cameraman, cinematographer Ken Westbury died in the U.K. on April 28, 2023. He was96. Born Albert Kenneth Westbury on January 5, 1927, in Shepherd’s Bush, London, England, he had a 40+ year career, mainly working on BBC programs and productions. He began his career as clapper for the British Ealing Studios and then when Ealing was purchased by MGM, Ken went to work for the BBC as a cinematographer and cameraman. He worked on two TV Eurowesterns: “Dr. Who: The Gunfighters” in 1966 and 1971’s “The Last of the Mohicans”.