Harold Brown

15 August 1919 - 14 November 2008

Film Archivist

A hugely influential figure in the world of film preservation, Brown was a self taught pioneer whose methods informed what would soon become the industry standard.
Employed by the BFI between 1935 and 1984, during which time he rescued features and factual footage, he was made an MBE in 1967.

- Read Harold Brown's Guardian Obituary
- Read Harold Brown's Times Obituary