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Author Topic: Cinematographer William Fraker has died at 86 Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-02-2010 02:14 PM                     William Fraker lost his battle with cancer on Monday , he was 86 years old. Just afew of the films he did. The President's Analyst Rosemary's Baby Paint Your Wagon Bullitt The Day of the Dolphin Gator Looking for Mr. Goodbar Aloha Bobby and Rose Exorcist II: The Hertic Divine Madness American Hot Wax Heaven Can Wait 1941 Sharky's Machine Wargames The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Honeymoon in Vegas Tombstone One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (additional scenes) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (additional US scenes) The Professionals (camera operator to Conrad Hall)  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-02-2010 02:36 PM                     Fraker was a past President of the American Society of Cinematographers. He was nominated 5 times for the Best Cinematography Oscar from the mid 1970s through mid 1980s but never won. To have cinematography work nominated alongside films like Days of Heaven, Apocalypse Now and Close Encounters of the Third Kind is still impressive. The National Society of Film Critics gave Fraker its best cinematography award for Bullitt in 1968.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-02-2010 02:41 PM                  Sad to hear. He was one of my all-time favorite directors. I LUV'd most all of his films. RIP Mr. Fraker, and thanks for all your great films!  |  IP: Logged

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