Gilbert Taylor(1914-2013)

Cinematographer
Camera and Electrical Department
Director

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Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor

A documentary on the making of Stanley Kubrick's classic film 'Dr. Strangelove'.

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The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000)

Gilbert Taylor was born on 21 April 1914 in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Flash Gordon (1980) and The Omen (1976). He was married to Dee Vaughan and Eileen Donnelly. He died on 23 August 2013 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK.

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

8.6

Cinematographer

1977

Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)

6.5

Cinematographer(as Gil Taylor)

1980

Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)

7.5

Cinematographer

1976

Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

7.6

Cinematographer

1965

Credits

Cinematographer

Monopoly Star Wars
6.7
Video Game
- Cinematographer
- 1997
Don't Get Me Started
5.9
- Cinematographer
- 1994
The Bedroom Window
6.4
- director of photography (as Gil Taylor)
- 1987
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
5.2
- director of photography (as Gil Taylor)
- 1984
Lassiter
5.8
- director of photography (as Gil Taylor)
- 1984
Duran Duran: The Chauffeur
7.7
Music Video
- Cinematographer
- 1982
Losin' It
4.9
- director of photography (as Gil Taylor)
- 1982
Venom
5.8
- director of photography
- 1981
Green Ice
5.5
- director of photography
- 1981
Flash Gordon
6.5
- director of photography (as Gil Taylor)
- 1980
Dracula
6.5
- director of photography
- 1979
Meetings with Remarkable Men
7.2
- Cinematographer
- 1979
Escape to Athena
5.7
- director of photography (as Gil Taylor)
- 1979
Breaking Up
6.5
TV Movie
- Cinematographer (as Gil Taylor)
- 1978
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
- director of photography
- 1977

Camera and Electrical Department

Conan the Barbarian
6.9
- additional photography (uncredited)
- 1982
Damien: Omen II
6.2
- photographer: Israel (as Gil Taylor)
- 1978
2001: A Space Odyssey
8.3
- additional photographer (uncredited)
- 1968
Glory at Sea
6.3
- second unit cameraman
- 1952
Circle of Danger
6.5
- additional photography
- 1951
My Brother Jonathan
7.2
- camera operator (uncredited)
- 1948
Brighton Rock
7.3
- camera operator
- 1948
Fame Is the Spur
6.7
- camera operator
- 1947
Secret Flight
6.4
- camera operator
- 1946
Journey Together
6.5
- associate director of photography
- 1945
Me and My Girl
6.9
- assistant camera
- 1939
Turn of the Tide
6.7
- assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
- 1935
Escape Me Never
5.3
- assistant camera (uncredited)
- 1935
Nell Gwyn
6.2
- assistant camera (uncredited)
- 1934
Number 17
5.6
- clapper loader (uncredited)
- 1932

Director

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The Stanley Kubrick Collection

The Stanley Kubrick Collection

Personal details

Alternative name
- Gil Taylor
Born
- April 21, 1914
- Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died
- August 23, 2013
- Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
He served in the RAF for six years during WWII, filming the results of night-time raids over Germany at the request of Winston Churchill.

Quotes
[re shooting Dr. Strangelove (1964) with Stanley Kubrick] Stanley could handle a camera, so I told him, 'For all this war stuff, we'll both put on battle dresses and take Arriflexes into the action. We'll film it just like combat cameramen.'

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