Director
Guy Green
Born November 5, 1913 in Frome, Somerset, England, UKDied September 15, 200525 films
Green was born in Frome, Somerset, England. He began working in film in 1929 and became a noted film cinematographer and a founding member of the British Society of Cinematographers. Green became a full-time director of photography in the mid-1940s, working on such films as David Lean's Oliver Twist in 1948.
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In about 1955, Green switched to directing, and he moved to Hollywood around 1962. In addition to directing A Patch of Blue (1965), Green also wrote and co-produced the film. After his death, his widow Josephine told AP that it was his proudest accomplishment. Among his other films as director are The Angry Silence (1960), The Mark (1961) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival), Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975), and The Devil's Advocate (1977).
Green died in his Beverly Hills home from kidney and heart failure, aged 91. In addition to his wife of 57 years, he was survived by his son, Michael; his daughter, Marilyn Feldman; and two grandchildren.
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First watchA Patch of Blue19657.6A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.View filmFilmography
25 films as director- 1986Strong MedicineDirector
- 1981Isabel's ChoiceDirector
- 1981Inmates: A Love StoryDirector
- 1980Jimmy B. & AndreDirector
- 1979Jennifer: A Woman’s StoryDirector
- 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelDirector
- 1977The Devil's AdvocateDirector
- 1975Once Is Not EnoughDirector
- 1974LutherDirector
- 1970A Walk in the Spring RainDirector
- 1968The MagusDirector
- 1967Pretty PollyDirector
- 1965A Patch of BlueDirector
- 1965A Cinderella Named ElizabethDirector
- 1962Diamond HeadDirector
- 1962Light in the PiazzaDirector
- 1961The MarkDirector
- 1960The Angry SilenceDirector
- 1959SOS PacificDirector
- 1958Sea of SandDirector
- 1958The SnorkelDirector
- 1956House of SecretsDirector
- 1956LostDirector
- 1955Portrait of AlisonDirector
- 1954River BeatDirector