Personal Life
Slocombe, whose sight has been failing for many years, currently lives in West London with his wife and their daughter, his only child. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.Slocombe features in a new book entitled Conversations with Cinematographers by David A Ellis, published by USA publisher Scarecrow Press.
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