Fred Daniels
(1892-1959), Film stills photographerSitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 88 portraits
One of the first British film-stills photographers, working on films such as George Leyton's Lady Godiva (1927) before being recruited by director E.A. Dupont, to work on Piccadilly (1929) and Atlantic (1930). Later collaborated with Herbert Wilcox on films including Victoria the Great (1937) starring Anna Neagle. In 1941, Daniels met Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and worked on many of The Archers key films including 49th Parallel 1941, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and Black Narcissus (1947). Daniels photographs of the dancer Margaret Morris, were published in Margaret Morris Dancing (1925).
by Fred Daniels
gelatin silver print, late 1940s?
NPG x198511
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1941
NPG x32907
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1941
NPG x32908
Laurence Olivier in '49th Parallel'
by Fred Daniels
modern bromide print from original negative, 1941
NPG x88682
by Fred Daniels
modern print from original negative, 1941
NPG x133210
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, circa 1943
NPG x32900
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print, circa 1943
NPG x32903
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, circa 1943
NPG x32916
Frances Day as May Daly in 'Du Barry Was a Lady'
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print, 1943
NPG x32919
Roy Francis Plomley; Diana Beatrice Wong
by Fred Daniels
modern print from original negative, mid 1940s
NPG x133245
by Fred Daniels
modern print from original negative, mid 1940s
NPG x133244
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print, mid 1940s
NPG x133243
Deborah Kerr as Sister Clodagh in 'Black Narcissus'
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print on red card mount, 1946
NPG x135600
David Farrar as Mr. Dean in 'Black Narcissus'
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print, 1946
NPG x137782
Sabu and Jean Simmons in 'Black Narcissus'
by Fred Daniels
film publicity still, 1947
NPG x136610
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