Cornel Lucas (born 12 September 1920 in Highbury, London, died 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 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' GalleryCornel Lucas photographed many movies stars in the late forties and fifties including Marlene Dietrich, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Brigitte Bardot, Diana Dors (in a gondola in Venice). He was in charge of the photographic studios set up by The Rank Organisation.
In 1998, he became the first photographer to win a Bafta for services to the British film industry.
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World-renown Rank Studios photographer known for his legendary black-and-white portraits of stars including Joan Collins, Brigitte Bardot, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn and Diana Dors, among many others.
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
still photographer - uncredited
The Beachcomber
1954
still photographer - uncredited
Doctor in the House
1954
still photographer - uncredited
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
still photographer - uncredited
Trouble in Store
1953
still photographer - uncredited
The Stranger in Between
1952
still photographer - uncredited
Encore
1951
still photographer - uncredited
Hotel Sahara
1951
still photographer - uncredited
No Highway in the Sky
1951
still photographer - uncredited
The Browning Version
1951
still photographer - uncredited
Five Angles on Murder
1950
still photographer - uncredited
The Inheritance
1950
still photographer - uncredited
Golden Salamander
1950
still photographer - uncredited
The Perfect Woman
1949
still photographer - uncredited
The Red Shoes
1948
special still photographer - uncredited
Captain Boycott
1947
still photographer - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Queen's Guards
1961
Photographer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000
TV Short documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The EE British Academy Film Awards
2013
TV Special
Memorial Tribute
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Special Award
BAFTA Awards
For outstanding contribution to the British film industry.
Known for movies
The Red Shoes (1948) as Camera and Electrical Department
The Browning Version (1951) as Camera and Electrical Department
Doctor in the House (1954) as Camera and Electrical Department
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) as Camera and Electrical Department
$1.4 Million
