Australians in Hollywood : Biographical Notes

Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson is one of Australia 's foremost cinematographers. His career began with the feature Centrespread (1981), and during the 80s he worked on such local productions as The Blue Lightning (1986) and Playing Beatie Bow (1989), for which he was named Australian Cinematographer of the Year. After working with Gillian Armstrong on The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) he joined her in Hollywood to make Little Women (1994). His other Hollywood credits include Peter Weir's Green Card (1990), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Life (1999) and the infamous Mariah Carey flop Glitter (2001). He has also worked on such major Australian films as Shine (1996) and Armstrong's Oscar and Lucinda (1997).

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