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Henry Cornelius Lucas, better known as Cornel Lucas (12 September 1920 – 8 November 2012) was a British photographer, who as a film still photographer was a pioneer of film portraiture in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was the first photographer to win a BAFTA in 1998 for Services to British Film Industry.
Cornel Lucas published two books of his work, Heads and Tales and Shooting Stars.
Exhibited internationally. Permanent collection at National Portrait Gallery (London), National Media Museum and London's Photographers' Gallery He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1943, becoming a Fellow.
Cornel Lucas photographed many movies stars in the late forties and fifties including Marlene Dietrich, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Robert Newton, Joan Collins, Yvonne de Carlo, Diana Dors (in a gondola in Venice). He was in charge of the photographic studios set up by the Rank Organisation.
Personal life
He was married to actress Belinda Lee in 1954, but divorced in 1959 on the grounds of her adultery allegedly with Prince Filippo Orsini. He married the actress Susan Travers. They had four children together, including actress Charlotte Lucas.
References
External links
Official website
Cornel Lucas at IMDb
Interview British Entertainment History Project
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pierre Gruno
- Antonio Gramsci
- Sejarah Maluku
- Panzer IV
- Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik
- Daftar komponis
- Penghargaan Hugo untuk Presentasi Drama Terbaik
- Cornel Lucas
- Charlotte Lucas
- Susan Travers (actress)
- Belinda Lee
- Yvonne De Carlo
- Brigitte Bardot
- Unit still photographer
- Cornel (given name)
- Rosemarie Dunham
- 1920 in the United Kingdom
