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Haskell Wexler

1922 - 2015

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Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and documentarian. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and 1976 for Bound for Glory, out of five total nominations. As a director, he was known for his socio-politically provocative documentary and docufiction works, emerging from the civil rights movement and counterculture of the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Haskell Wexler is the 1,329th most popular film director (up from 1,406th in 2019), the 9,604th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,665th in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Haskell Wexler ranks 1,329 out of 2,041. Before him are Paul McGuigan, Simon West, Anders Thomas Jensen, Diane Kurys, James Wong Howe, and Cédric Klapisch. After him are Wesley Ruggles, Howard Zieff, Robert Eggers, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Yuli Raizman, and Oumarou Ganda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Haskell Wexler ranks 382. Before him are Raffaele La Capria, Marjorie Gestring, José Hierro, Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Kathleen Booth, and Jeanne Sauvé. After him are José Juncosa, Miloslava Misáková, Roberto Lovera, Ali Akbar Khan, Roger Gautier, and Gustav Freij. Among people deceased in 2015, Haskell Wexler ranks 409. Before him are David Canary, Verne Gagne, Jerry Weintraub, Miroslav Poljak, John Trudell, and Andy White. After him are Maria Golubnichaya, Miloslava Misáková, Eric Thompson, Ellen Albertini Dow, Peder Pedersen, and Richard Bass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Haskell Wexler ranks 9,606 out of 20,380. Before him are Molly Shannon (1964), Judy Greer (1975), Joe Arpaio (1932), Edith Abbott (1876), Les Aspin (1938), and Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958). After him are Harry Hebner (1891), Bess Meredyth (1890), Ella Baker (1903), Elizabeth Ryan (1892), Sally Struthers (1947), and Nathaniel Cartmell (1883).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Haskell Wexler ranks 354. Before him are Roger Allers (1949), Alan Crosland (1894), Wally Pfister (1961), Douglas Trumbull (1942), David Koepp (1963), and Nunnally Johnson (1897). After him are Wesley Ruggles (1889), Howard Zieff (1927), Robert Eggers (1983), Jon Turteltaub (1963), David Frankel (1959), and Howard Deutch (1950).

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