Freddie Young: A Triple Academy Award-Winning Cinematographer's Collection with items relating to Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, camera equipment and personal ephemera, mostly 1960s, Comprising: a gold-coloured Panavision viewfinder inscribed to Freddie Young, and six films inscribed including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, You Only Live Twice, The Battle of Britain, Ryan's Daughter, Nicholas and Alexandra, in leather pouch stamped Freddie Young; a German Tewe viewfinder from Camera Equipment Co. Inc. NYC, with F.A. Young inscribed, in leather holder; one small metal viewfinder with F.A Young; two small metal light filters, one named; one Freddie Young MGM Camera Workshop viewfinder with attachable filters; a Japanese Spotmeter, no. 39387, with red name label, within leather holder; a Leica III camera within leather holder, no.154974, 1935, German, with sunshield and filter; a black Canon Zoom XL, Super Shot, circa early 1990s, within leather case; a Gossen Lunasix light meter with Freddie Young label, German, no.86068, in case; three small gold Oscars in jewellery-form, one necklace and two earrings, each inscribed with a film Freddie Young, Lawrence of Arabia, 1962; Freddie Young, Ryan's Daughter, 1970; Freddie Young, Doctor Zhivago, 1965; an 18k gold tie pin initialled FY; Young's O.B.E medal within Thomas Fattorini box and letter from Downing Street dated May 8, 1970, with booklet; a signed Christmas card from David Lean; a signed letter from Sam Spiegel, likely regarding Doctor Zhivago, reading 'Dear Freddie, Just saw the rushes of the first day. Couldn't be more happy with your lighting'; a hardback copy of Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence, inscribed Elstree, 1935 to inside, personal copy read before Lawrence of Arabia, a Doctor Zhivago poster, folded; a signed photo to Freddie by Anna Neagle, dated November 1973, with the Queen Mother; a signed photo by Elizabeth Taylor addressed to Freddie; seven unsigned photographs including a BFI film still of Young and David Lean on set of Lawrence of Arabia; one of the set of The Battle of Britain, using the Lunasix within the lot; one on the set of Lawrence with the colour filter within the Lot; a small selection of depth of field calculators and filters; a copy of David Lean hardback book by Stephen M Silverman; a selection of manuals for various items above; all housed within aluminium chest engraved Freddie Young B.S.C, as for the British Society of Cinematographers, together with letter of provenance, poster: 33in x 23in (84cm x 58cm) (Qty) Footnotes: Provenance: From The Collection of Freddie Young. Freddie Young (British, 1902-1998) was a legendary British cinematographer, celebrated as one of the greatest in cinema history. He is best known for his creative partnership with director David Lean, which yielded three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography on epic films: Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965, and Ryan's Daughter in 1970. With a career spanning over 70 years, Young shot over 130 films and pioneered numerous technical innovations. Beyond his Oscar-winning epics, his illustrious filmography includes the James Bond film You Only Live Twice in 1967, Goodbye, Mr Chips in 1939, and Lust for Life, 1956. Late in his career, at the age of 82, he also stepped into the director's chair for the British television film Arthur's Hallowed Ground, 1984. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing