Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler ASC (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American cinematographer, film producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 and 1976, out of five nominations. In his obituary in The New York Times, Wexler is described as being "renowned as one of the most inventive cinematographers in Hollywood."
Haskell Wexler | |
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Wexler in 1999 | |
| Born | February 6, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 2015 (aged 93) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, film producer and director |
| Years active | 1947–2015 |
| Known for | Cinéma vérité |
| Notable work | America America (1963); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); In the Heat of the Night (1967); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); Medium Cool (1969); Bound for Glory (1976); Days of Heaven (1978) |
| Spouses | Nancy Ashenhurst
(m. 1943; div. 1953)Marian Witt
(m. 1954; div. 1985)Rita Taggart
(m. 1989) |
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| Relatives | Yale Wexler (brother) Jerrold Wexler (brother) Tanya Wexler (niece) |
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