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Guy Mervin Charles Green Green was born in Frome, Somerset, in 1913. He began working in film in 1929 and became a well-known cinematographer and founder member of the British Society of Cinematographers. Read the full biography

Guy Mervin Charles Green Green was born in Frome, Somerset, in 1913. He began working in film in 1929 and became a well-known cinematographer and founder member of the British Society of Cinematographers. Green became a full-time cinematographer in the mid-1940s, working on films such as David Lean's Oliver Twist in 1948. Around 1955, Green transitioned into directing and 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 it was his proudest achievement. His other films as director include The Angry Silence (1960), The Mark (1961) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival), Jacqueline Susann Once is Not Enough (1975) and The Devil's Advocate (1977 ).
Green felt that his career had never recovered from the cancellation of a high-profile film in 1969 during pre-production.
Green died at his home in Beverly Hills of kidney and heart failure at the age of 91. In addition to his wife of 57 years, he is survived by his son, Michael; his daughter, Marilyn Feldman; and two grandchildren.