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After attending Plymouth Art College, he was called up to serve in the [[Royal Military Police]] as an Officer after which he had various jobs, including working for Fry's Chocolate, and Clarks Shoes, where he began producing promotional films. This eventually landed him a job at the [[BBC]] in 1961, where he became part of the early [[outside broadcasting]] team and went with Malcolm Muggeridge to film the Holy Land. While never leaving television totally, he started working with feature films already in 1968.<ref name=IEC/>
After attending Plymouth Art College, he was called up to serve in the [[Royal Military Police]] as an Officer after which he had various jobs, including working for Fry's Chocolate, and Clarks Shoes, where he began producing promotional films. This eventually landed him a job at the [[BBC]] in 1961, where he became part of the early [[outside broadcasting]] team and went with Malcolm Muggeridge to film the Holy Land. While never leaving television totally, he started working with feature films already in 1968.<ref name=IEC/>


He won a BAFTA TV Award for ''[[Individual Honour]]'' in 1967, and in 1980, he was nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] for Best Cinematography for ''[[Yanks]]''. In [[1982 in film|1982]], he was nominated for a similar award by the [[British Society of Cinematographers]] for ''[[Victor Victoria]]''. And in [[1996 in film|1996]], he was nominated for a [[Gemini Award]] for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ''[[The Man in the Attic]]''.
He won a BAFTA TV Award for ''[[Individual Honour]]'' in 1967, and in 1980, he was nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] for Best Cinematography for ''[[Yanks]]''. In [[1982 in film|1982]], he was nominated for a similar award by the [[British Society of Cinematographers]] for ''[[Victor Victoria]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galloway |first=Doug |date=1997-08-29 |title=Richard (Dick) Bush |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/people-news/richard-dick-bush-1116676551/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Variety}}</ref> And in [[1996 in film|1996]], he was nominated for a [[Gemini Award]] for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ''[[The Man in the Attic]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dick Bush BSC |url=https://bscine.com/bsc-members/?id=273 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=British Society of Cinematographers}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 22:22, 8 April 2024

Dick Bush
Born
Richard Henry Bush[1]

(1931-06-24)24 June 1931[1]
Died4 August 1997(1997-08-04) (aged 65)[1]
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1964 – 1995

Richard Henry Bush (24 June 1931 – 4 August 1997) was a prolific British cinematographer whose career spanned over thirty years. Among his films are Ken Russell's Savage Messiah (1972), Mahler (1974) and Tommy (1975), John Schlesinger's Yanks (1979), and a number of films directed by Blake Edwards.[1]

After attending Plymouth Art College, he was called up to serve in the Royal Military Police as an Officer after which he had various jobs, including working for Fry's Chocolate, and Clarks Shoes, where he began producing promotional films. This eventually landed him a job at the BBC in 1961, where he became part of the early outside broadcasting team and went with Malcolm Muggeridge to film the Holy Land. While never leaving television totally, he started working with feature films already in 1968.[1]

He won a BAFTA TV Award for Individual Honour in 1967, and in 1980, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Cinematography for Yanks. In 1982, he was nominated for a similar award by the British Society of Cinematographers for Victor Victoria.[2] And in 1996, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Man in the Attic.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "DICK BUSH". www.cinematographers.nl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ Galloway, Doug (29 August 1997). "Richard (Dick) Bush". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Dick Bush BSC". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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