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Freddie Young

British cinematographer (1902–1998)
Person human Q965659

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 9, 1902
Date of death
December 1, 1998, December 1, 1988[4][8]
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
film director, cinematographer, director
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, BAFTA Fellowship, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Royal Photographic Society Award[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Cinematography[20][21][22][23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Young[18]
Given name
Freddie[19]
Member of
British Society of Cinematographers[16]
P14750
C39A-C2D0-483C-003A-60AE
Start of work period
1920
🏷️ Also known as
en F. A. Young ar فريدي يونغ cs Fred A. Young cs Frederick Archibald Young cs Frederick Young cs F. A.(Freddie A.) Young de Freddie Young el Φρέντι Γιάνγκ fa فردی یانگ he פרדי יאנג ja F・A・ヤング ja フレディ・ヤング ko 프레더릭 아치볼드 영 ko 프레디 영 pl Frederick A. Young ru Фредди Янг zh 弗雷迪·扬 zh 法瑞迪·楊
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000108716407
VIAF cluster ID
14328673
Library of Congress authority ID
no90003580
GND ID
134253655
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
4459
AllMovie person ID
p117675
Allcinema person ID
1371
AlloCiné person ID
55465
Awards & Winners artist ID
06nz46
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13945328c
CINE21 person ID
8187
CONOR.SI ID
48022883
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CineMagia person ID
16297
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
46848
Danish National Filmography person ID
117940
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134253655
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Frederick-Archibald-Young
Europeana entity
agent/base/155292
FAST ID
264811
Film.ru person ID
freddi-yang
Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
/m/06nz46
Geni.com profile ID
6000000115126007517
George Eastman Museum people ID
102572
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
66578
IMDb ID
nm0002875
IdRef ID
060619279
Ivi person ID
freddi-yang
Kinobox person ID
39848
Kinopoisk person ID
351372
MYmovies person ID
49250
Movie Walker Press person ID
2047
MovieMeter person ID
10079
NL CR AUT ID
xx0161397
NUKAT ID
n2009088661
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001714770
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007524419705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810554932305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1173968
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp68820
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
215718259
Open Media Database person ID
10079
OpenMLOL author ID
158092
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
71493
PORT person ID
134148
Plex person key
5d776a3b594b2b001e6b6a13
Prabook ID
1315726
Related category
Wikidata item
SBN author ID
TO0V393525
SHARE Catalogue author ID
694991
SNAC ARK ID
w6j4939v
Scope.dk person ID
11719
Sinemalar person ID
32591
Swedish Film Database person ID
75189
TMDB person ID
10079
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/055499af-fc94-4751-a01a-aed76d9f7cca
ČSFD person ID
74413

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Summary

Freddie Young's place of birth was London[1]. He was born on October 9, 1902[2]. He died in London[3]. He died on December 1, 1998[4]. He worked as a film director[5], cinematographer[6], and director[7].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10], a grade of an order[25], in United Kingdom[26]; BAFTA Fellowship[11], an honorary award[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1971[29]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[12]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography[14], an Academy Awards[30], in United States[31], founded in 1929[32]; and Royal Photographic Society Award[15], a photography award[33].

FAQs

Where was Freddie Young born?

Freddie Young was born in London[1].

Where did Freddie Young die?

Freddie Young passed away in London[3].

What did Freddie Young do for work?

Freddie Young worked as film director[5], cinematographer[6], and director[7].

What awards did Freddie Young receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10], BAFTA Fellowship[11], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[12], and Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[13].

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  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 32591
    P14750 → C39A-C2D0-483C-003A-60AE
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  2. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 8187
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 134253655
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987007524419705171
    Ivi person ID → freddi-yang
    Sex or gender → male
    + 69 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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