Douglas Slocombe, the chameleonic British cinematographer who filmed the the adventures of “Indiana Jones” and the madcap farce of Ealing comedies, has died. Slocombe was 103.
His daughter, Georgina Slocombe, said Slocombe died early Monday in a London hospital.
Slocombe shot some 80 films, working with directors as varied as George Cukor, John Huston, Norman Jewison and Roman Polanski. His career began with the famed Ealing black comedies of the late 1940s and early ‘50s, and ended with three “Indiana Jones” films for Steven Spielberg.
“Dougie Slocombe was facile, enthusiastic, and loved the action of filmmaking,” Spielberg said. “Harrison Ford was Indiana Jones in front of the camera, but with his whip-smart crew, Dougie was my behind the scenes hero for the first three Indy movies.”
Slocombe was nominated for three Academy Awards
Associated Press
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