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Freddie Young

Freddie Young, English cinematographer (died 1998)

Born
October 9, 1902
Died
December 1, 1998
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1902

About Freddie Young

Frederick A. Young OBE, BSC (9 October 1902 – 1 December 1998) was an English cinematographer. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across 65 years, between 1919 and 1984. He was best known for the sweeping, lush widescreen color photography he displayed through his collaborations with director David Lean. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times – for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970) – all directed by Lean. In 1972, he was made a BAFTA Fellow by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild placed Young among the ten most influential cinematographers of all time. Young is arguably best known for his creative partnership with director David Lean. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across nearly 70 years, between 1919 and 1984.

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Freddie Young timeline

  1. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across nearly 70 years, between 1919 and 1984.
  2. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times – for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970) – all directed by Lean.

The world when Freddie Young was born

Freddie Young was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Freddie Young's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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