John Bailey

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Aug 10, 1942 (82 years old)
Death date
Nov 10, 2023

John Bailey

Known For

Casting a Shadow
0h 18m
Movie 2019

Casting a Shadow

cinematographer John Bailey and Matt Severson, director of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, examine the main reason why The Story of Temple Drake was once considered unfilmable as well as its cinematography.

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
1h 32m
Movie 2019

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
1h 43m
Movie 2018

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

Biography

John Ira Bailey was an American cinematographer and film director best known for his collaborations with directors Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Apted, and Ken Kwapis. In August 2017, Bailey was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a four-year term.