Haskell Wexler

Haskell Wexler
Wexler in 1999
Born(1922-02-06)February 6, 1922
DiedDecember 27, 2015(2015-12-27) (aged 93)
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, film producer and director
Years active1947–2015
Known forCinéma vérité
Notable workAmerica 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)
(m. 1989)
[1]
Children
RelativesYale Wexler (brother)
Jerrold Wexler (brother)
Tanya Wexler (niece)

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.[2] 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."[3]

  1. ^ "Haskell Wexler Biography (1922?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Most Influential Cinematographers Voted on by Camera Guild". PRNewswire. October 16, 2003. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Anderson, John (2015-12-27). "Haskell Wexler, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer, Dies at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-04.