Albert Kenneth Westbury was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, in 1927.[2] He began working for Ealing Studios in 1942, performing errands before working his way up to a clapper loader and focus puller. He completed his national service with the Life Guards.[2]
Westbury moved to the BBC as a camera operator and director of photography, after they acquired Ealing in 1956. He remained on the BBC's staff until he turned 60, which was then their required retirement age.[2] He then became a freelancer, working on projects for the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, in addition to work on theatrical films and commercials.[1][2] He retired in 2003.[1]
Westbury was married to the former Doreen White from 1949 to her death in 2013; they had four children.[2] He died from skin cancer on 28 April 2023, at the age of 96.[2]
