Reginald H. Morris | |
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| Born | Reginald Herbert Morris (1918-07-04)July 4, 1918 |
| Died | July 4, 2004(2004-07-04) (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Known for | Empire of the Ants Porky's |
Reginald Herbert Morris (July 4, 1918 – January 8, 2004) was aBritish-Canadian cinematographer.[1] He was most noted as a three-timeGenie Award nominee forBest Cinematography, receiving nominations at the1st Genie Awards in 1980 forMurder by Decree,[2] at the2nd Genie Awards in 1981 forPhobia,[3] and at the5th Genie Awards in 1984 forA Christmas Story.[4]
Born inRuislip,England, he was the younger brother of cinematographerOswald Morris.[5] He had a number of credits as a camera assistant in British films of the 1930s and 1940s, before moving to Canada in 1955.[1] He had his first credits as lead cinematographer on short documentary and drama films for theNational Film Board of Canada, most notably the 1958 filmThe Quest.[1] His first credit on a narrative feature film was Don Haldane's 1963 filmDrylanders.[1]
His other credits as a cinematographer included the filmsKing of the Grizzlies,Black Christmas,Second Wind,The Food of the Gods,Shadow of the Hawk,Welcome to Blood City,Murder By Decree,Empire of the Ants,Marie-Anne,H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come,Middle Age Crazy,Tribute,Porky's,Murder by Phone,Porky's II: The Next Day,Turk 182 andLoose Cannons, the television miniseriesThe Fortunate Pilgrim, and episodes of the television seriesSeaway andThe Hitchhiker.
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