Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame CBE, BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English filmmaker and cinematographer. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1943) he received nomination for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. During a partnership with director David Lean, he produced ''Brief Encounter'' (1945), ''Great Expectations'' (1946), and ''Oliver Twist'' (1948), receiving two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Neame then moved into directing, and some notable films included, ''The Man Who Never Was'' (1956), which chronicled Operation Mincemeat, a British WWII deception operation, ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969), starring Maggie Smith in an Academy Award–winning title role, and the action-adventure disaster film ''The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). He also directed ''I Could Go On Singing'' (1963), Judy Garland's last film, and ''Scrooge'' (1970), starring Albert Finney.

For his contributions to the film industry, in 1996 Neame was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and received the BAFTA Fellowship, BAFTA's highest honour. Provided by Wikipedia