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John Bailey

Camera

Born August 10, 1942 · Moberly, Missouri, USA

Died November 10, 2023

Also known as John Ira Bailey

Biography

John Ira Bailey (August 10, 1942 - November 10, 2023) 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.

Filmography50+ titles

Battered

1978Director of Photography

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985Director of Photography

Groundhog Day

1993Director of Photography

Days of Heaven

1978Camera Operator

As Good as It Gets

1997Director of Photography

Ordinary People

1980Director of Photography

Crossroads

1986Director of Photography

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018as Self

A Brief History of Time

1991Director of Photography

Boulevard Nights

1979Director of Photography

Burn Your Maps

2016Director of Photography

The Way Way Back

2013Director of Photography

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004Director of Photography

In the Line of Fire

1993Director of Photography

How to Be a Latin Lover

2017Director of Photography

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003Director of Photography

Nobody's Fool

1994Director of Photography

Silverado

1985Director of Photography

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014as Self

The Big Chill

1983Director of Photography

Big Miracle

2012Director of Photography

Ramona and Beezus

2010Director of Photography

He's Just Not That Into You

2009Director of Photography

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002Director of Photography

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986Director of Photography

Mad Money

2008Director of Photography

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2005Director of Photography

For Love of the Game

1999Director of Photography

The Accidental Tourist

1988Director of Photography

Racing with the Moon

1984Director of Photography

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984Director of Photography

The Greatest

2009Director of Photography

Bobby Z

2007Director of Photography

The Producers

2005Director of Photography

American Gigolo

1980Director of Photography

A Walk in the Woods

2015Director of Photography

Country Strong

2010Director of Photography

Naqoyqatsi

2002Camera Operator

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002Director of Photography

China Moon

1994Director

My Blue Heaven

1990Director of Photography

Continental Divide

1981Director of Photography

Must Love Dogs

2005Director of Photography

Antitrust

2001Director of Photography

Extreme Measures

1996Director of Photography

Cat People

1982Director of Photography

When in Rome

2010Director of Photography

Living Out Loud

1998Director of Photography

An Actor Prepares

2018Director of Photography

The Forger

2014Director of Photography