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Fred Daniels (born 26 July 1892 at Churchover, Warwickshire, died Hertfordshire 1959) was a British artist and photographer who studied in Paris. In 1925 he started his career as a freelance photographer and took stills of dancer and cherographer Margaret Morris.

His first assignment in the film industry was during the production of Piccadilly in 1929 directed by E.A. Dupont, which included portraits of Anna May Wong. In 1932 he photographed Brigitte Helm for Herbert Wilcox during the filming of Blue Danube.

In 1939 he set up his own studio as a freelance portrait photographer in central London and hired Ms Billie Love as his assistant.

In 1941 he met Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger at Denham Studios who admired his technical skill of studio lighting. Daniels worked closely with The Archers from 1941 to 1956. Daniels took studio portraits of Laurence Olivier and Leslie Howard in 49th Parallel, David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death and Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus. Daniels' work appeared in trade advertisements and press books, as well as magazines including Vogue and The Tatler.

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The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Portraits/Portrety Fred Daniels published by Twarda Sztuka Foundation.

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