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- Birth nameSydney Wylie Samuelson
- Sydney Samuelson was born on December 7, 1925 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Giant in the Sun (1959), The Carringford School Mystery (1958) and The Changing Face of Europe (1951). He was married to Doris Magen. He died on December 14, 2022 in the UK.
- SpouseDoris Magen(1949 - April 2022) (her death, 3 children)
- Appointed CBE in 1978, and knighted in 1995.
- Son of G.B. Samuelson.
- Honorary Member of the Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT).
- In 1954 he started Samuelson Film Services, a camera/film equipment rental company, and was instrumental in the founding of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
- He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
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