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- Birth nameJohn Ira Bailey
- John Bailey was born on August 10, 1942 in Moberly, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, 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 November 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseCarol Littleton(March 11, 1972 - November 10, 2023) (his death)
- 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.
- 36th President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) [2017].
- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1985.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 44th Venice International Film Festival in 1987.
- He led the Academy during a tumultuous time in the film industry. The Oscars experienced falling ratings, controversies over the homogeneity of its choices (#OscarsSoWhite) and the infamous envelope flub in 2017 that marred the best picture win for "Moonlight." Two months into his presidency, The New York Times and The New Yorker released bombshell reports about sexual assault allegations against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein that ignited an industry-wide reckoning about power structures and abuses during the #MeToo movement. Bailey himself was accused of sexual misconduct, but an investigation found no action was warranted and he denied the allegation.
- 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.
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