John Wilcox (cinematographer) explained

John Laurence Wilcox, BSC (7 May 1913 – 31 May 1979) was a British cinematographer.^{[1] [2]} He frequently worked with director Freddie Francis and photographed many popular British films, including Carve Her Name with Pride, Summer Holiday and Dr. Who and the Daleks.^{[3] [4] [5] [1] [6]}

The nephew of the director and producer Herbert Wilcox, he began his film career in 1930 as an often uncredited second camera assistant to Freddie Young.^{[7] [8]} His involvement as a cameraman included work on The Third Man and Outcast of the Islands,^{[1] [9]} and made his debut as chief camera operator in 1951 with Mr. Denning Drives North.^[1]

Selected filmography

• 1951: Mr. Denning Drives North
• 1951: Outcast of the Islands
• 1954: Hell Below Zero
• 1954: The Black Knight
• 1955: The Cockleshell Heroes
• 1956: Safari
• 1958: Harry Black
• 1958: Carve Her Name with Pride
• 1959: The Mouse that Roared
• 1959: Expresso Bongo
• 1959: A Touch of Larceny
• 1961: Mr. Topaze
• 1962: Only Two Can Play
• 1962: Waltz of theToreadors
• 1963: Summer Holiday
• 1964: Nightmare
• 1964: The Evil of Frankenstein
• 1965: The Skull
• 1966: The Psychopath
• 1966: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
• 1967: The Deadly Bees
• 1968: The Limbo Line
• 1969: The Chairman
• 1970: Connecting Rooms
• 1971: The Last Valley
• 1972: Steptoe & Son
• 1973: The Belstone Fox
• 1974: Craze
• 1974: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
• 1975: The Ghoul
• 1978: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Wilcox. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423014936/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fd69905. dead. 23 April 2016.
2. Web site: BSC Members - British Society of Cinematographers.
3. Web site: Nightmare (1963) - Freddie Francis - Cast and Crew - AllMovie.
4. Web site: The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) - Freddie Francis - Cast and Crew - AllMovie.
5. Web site: The Ghoul (1975) - Freddie Francis - Cast and Crew - AllMovie.
6. Web site: John Wilcox - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie.
7. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111968. Google Books.
8. Web site: Peg of Old Drury (1935). https://web.archive.org/web/20170219001624/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2c70f4. dead. 19 February 2017.
9. Web site: Outcast of the Islands (1952) - Carol Reed - Cast and Crew - AllMovie.