By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter

(Source: Digital Spy) Film director Ronald Neame has died at the age of 99, it has been announced.

The British star, most notable for helming 1972 movie The Poseidon Adventure, passed away in hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday, BBC News reports.

Family friend and BBC correspondent Peter Bowes said that the filmmaker never recovered after suffering a fall.

Along with The Poseidon Adventure, Neame’s directing credits include 1958’s The Horse’s Mouth and 1969’s The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, which earned Maggie Smith a ‘Best Actress’ Oscar.

He had earlier worked as a cinematographer on a number of films, and also had screenwriting duties on 1945’s Brief Encounter and 1946’s Great Expectations.

Neame was awarded a CBE for his contribution to the film industry in 1996.