{"id":25374,"date":"2023-11-11T07:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T12:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=25374"},"modified":"2023-11-11T07:46:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T12:46:20","slug":"former-academy-president-big-chill-and-groundhog-day-cinematographer-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/former-academy-president-big-chill-and-groundhog-day-cinematographer-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Academy president, \u2018Big Chill\u2019 and \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 cinematographer, John Bailey, dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-John-Bailey-credit-Matt-Petit-A.M.P.A.S.-and-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Former Academy president, \u2018Big Chill\u2019 and \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 cinematographer dies at 81\" class=\"wp-image-25375\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-John-Bailey-credit-Matt-Petit-A.M.P.A.S.-and-Twitter.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-John-Bailey-credit-Matt-Petit-A.M.P.A.S.-and-Twitter-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-John-Bailey-credit-Matt-Petit-A.M.P.A.S.-and-Twitter-435x194.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(John Bailey, Image credits: (L) Matt Petit A.M.P.A.S. \/ (R) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericanCine\/status\/1723129399447544313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety \/ Twitter<\/a>)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Academy President John Bailey passed away Friday, November 10, in Los Angeles. \u00a0He was 81.\u00a0His loving wife Carol Littleton shared the sad news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It is with deep sadness I share with you that my best friend and husband, John Bailey, passed away peacefully in his sleep early this morning. During John\u2019s illness, we reminisced how we met 60 years ago and were married for 51 of those years. \u00a0We shared a wonderful life of adventure in film and made many long-lasting friendships along the way. John will forever live in my heart,<\/em> said his wife, Carol Littleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are sorry to learn that cinematographer John Bailey, ASC \u2014 a longtime Society board member and former AMPAS president \u2014 died on Nov. 9 at the age of 81. We will publish a full memorial, but this is our most recent discussion with him: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uhl14Ys0un\">https:\/\/t.co\/uhl14Ys0un<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/803qqQ9KU9\">pic.twitter.com\/803qqQ9KU9<\/a><\/p>— American Cinematographer (@AmericanCine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericanCine\/status\/1723129399447544313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of us at the Academy are deeply saddened to learn of John\u2019s passing,\u201d said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. \u00a0\u201cJohn was a passionately engaged member of the Academy and the film community. He served as our President and as an Academy governor for many years and played a leadership role on the Cinematographers Branch. His impact and contributions to the film community will forever be remembered. \u00a0Our thoughts and support are with Carol at this time.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bailey\u2019s career spanned nearly five decades. \u00a0He worked on films such as <em>Ordinary People, The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, Groundhog Day, In the Line of Fire, As Good as It Gets, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Must Love Dogs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a member of the Cinematographers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1981, serving 15 years as an Academy governor and two terms as Academy President from 2017-2019, making him the first cinematographer to hold the position of president.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his tenure as governor, he was vice president and chair of the Preservation and History Committee. \u00a0He also served on the Academy Museum Board of Trustees and on several Academy committees, including the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, Film Scholar and Grants, International Outreach, the Science and Technology Council, Membership Screenings and In Memoriam committees, as well as the former Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee. \u00a0He also served as the Academy\u2019s representative on the Library of Congress\u2019s National Film Preservation Board.\u00a0<br><br>Bailey was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, serving as secretary and vice president on its board of governors. He served on the juries of the Venice Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest and Poland\u2019s EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival. \u00a0In November 2014, he received the Ojai Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, and was honored by the American Society of Cinematographers with its Lifetime Achievement Award in February 2015. In 2019, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival.<br><br>A cinematographer since 1978, Bailey began his career as an assistant cameraman on the 1971 film Two Lane Blacktop. He is survived by his wife Carol Littleton, an Oscar-nominated film editor and former Academy governor.\u00a0<br><br>A memorial service will be held at a future date. \u00a0The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Academy Foundation in memory of John Bailey. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Bailey, Former Academy President and \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 Cinematographer, Dies at 81\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqNBfR3iXHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>–<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)<br>(John Bailey cover photo, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicolettiwalter\/status\/1723175101695139846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image credit: Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a> <em>& <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bailey was in the business for almost 5 decades and worked on classic films that included: Ordinary People, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, In the Line of Fire, As Good as It Gets, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, \u2026 more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[503,16,1880,11,12637,6678],"tags":[16113,14601,16104,16114,16109,16116,16105,16106,16111,16108,16107,16110,16115,1143,16112],"class_list":["post-25374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-entertainment","category-film","category-top-news","category-trending-news","category-video","tag-academy","tag-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences","tag-american-society-of-cinematographers","tag-as-good-as-it-gets","tag-groundhog-day","tag-how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days","tag-in-the-line-of-fire","tag-john-bailey-dies","tag-must-love-dogs","tag-ordinary-people","tag-silverado","tag-the-accidental-tourist","tag-the-big-chill","tag-the-oscars","tag-the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25374"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25378,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25374\/revisions\/25378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}