John Bailey(1942-2023)

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John Bailey was born on 10 August 1942 in Moberly, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for In the Line of Fire (1993), American Gigolo (1980) and The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991). He was married to Carol Littleton. He died on 10 November 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Cursed
5.1
- co director of photography (uncredited)
- 2005
Naqoyqatsi
6.4
- camera operator: guest camera
- 2002
Winter Kills
6.2
- additional photographer
- camera operator
- 1979
Days of Heaven
7.7
- camera operator
- 1978
A Question of Guilt
6.9
TV Movie
- camera operator
- 1978
The Initiation of Sarah
5.7
TV Movie
- camera operator
- 1978
Forever
6.5
TV Movie
- camera operator
- 1978
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
4.4
TV Movie
- camera operator (uncredited)
- 1977
3 Women
7.7
- camera operator
- 1977
The Late Show
6.8
- camera operator
- 1977
Welcome to L.A.
5.7
- camera operator
- 1976
Hollywood Boulevard
5.8
- camera operator (uncredited)
- 1976
Posse
6.5
- camera operator (uncredited)
- 1975
Two-Lane Blacktop
7.2
- assistant camera (uncredited)
- 1971
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
7.5
- additional photographer
- 1971

Born
- August 10, 1942
- Moberly, Missouri, USA
Died
- November 10, 2023
- Los Angeles, California, USA(in his sleep)
Spouse
- Carol LittletonMarch 11, 1972 - November 10, 2023 (his death)
Other works
Music video: Director of photography for Cyndi Lauper video "True Colors".
Publicity listings
- 5 Articles

Trivia
Panavision's 70-200mm ATZ (Anamorphic Telephoto Zoom) and 40-80mm AWZ2 (Anamorphic Wide-Angle Zoom) lenses, introduced in 2006, are respectively nicknamed the "long Bailey zoom" and the "short Bailey zoom", because Bailey was among the first cinematographers to ask the company to develop such lenses.

Quotes
I think too many cinematographers go into a meeting on a project and spend most of the time talking about technique and style. Talk about script and characters.