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John Foster(1927-2012)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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John Foster was born on 13 July 1927 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Tom & Jerry and Friends (1931), Eye Witness No. 55 (1953) and Perspective (1955). He died on 30 September 2012.
BornJuly 13, 1927
DiedSeptember 30, 2012(85)
BornJuly 13, 1927
DiedSeptember 30, 2012(85)
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Known for

Tom & Jerry and Friends (1931)
Tom & Jerry and Friends
5.3
  • Director
  • 1931
Eye Witness No. 55
Short
  • Director
  • 1953
Perspective (1955)
Perspective
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
On the Spot (1953)
On the Spot
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(as Johnny Foster)

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Canadians Can Dance! (1966)
    Canadians Can Dance!
    Short
    • director of photography (as John C. Foster)
    • 1966
  • Experienced Hands
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Winter Rally
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964
  • This Hour Has Seven Days
    8.6
    TV Series
    • photography (segment "Summer In Mississippi", as John C. Foster)
    • 1964
  • Rallye des neiges
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Hugh Hefner and Gordon Sheppard in The Most (1962)
    The Most
    6.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961
  • Double Heritage (1959)
    Double Heritage
    Short
    • photography
    • 1959
  • Frontiers (1958)
    Frontiers
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • photography
    • 1958–1959
  • Il faut qu'une bibliothèque soit ouverte ou fermée (1959)
    Il faut qu'une bibliothèque soit ouverte ou fermée
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • In the Beginning a Wilderness of Air
    Short
    • photography
    • 1959
  • R.C.A.F. Nuclear Defence: H Hour Now
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • The Golden Age (1959)
    The Golden Age
    Short
    • photography
    • 1959
  • The Queen's Plate
    Short
    • photography (as John C. Foster)
    • 1959

Camera and Electrical Department

  • On the Spot (1953)
    On the Spot
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1953
  • Fred Davis in The Zoo in Stanley Park (1953)
    The Zoo in Stanley Park
    6.3
    Short
    • camera operator (as Johnny Foster)
    • 1953
  • The Oyster-Man (1951)
    The Oyster-Man
    Short
    • camera
    • 1951
  • A Friend at the Door
    Short
    • assistant cameraman
    • 1950

Director

  • Eye Witness No. 55
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Tom & Jerry and Friends (1931)
    Tom & Jerry and Friends
    5.3
    • directed by
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John C. Foster
  • Born
    • July 13, 1927
    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • September 30, 2012

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