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Fred J. Koenekamp
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Born
November 11
,
1922
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
May 31
,
2017
·
Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
(effects of a stroke)
Mini Bio
Fred J. Koenekamp was born on November 11, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for
The Towering Inferno (1974)
,
Patton (1970)
and
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
. He died on May 31, 2017 in Bonita Springs, Florida, USA.
Family
Parents
Hans F. Koenekamp
Trademarks
Cinematographer of many
Franklin J. Schaffner
films.
Trivia
Got his start as a first cameraman on
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
.
Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2005.
His first job in films was as a camera loader at RKO in 1947.
Worked for 14 years at MGM, starting as assistant cameraman.
Served for 3-1/2 years with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II.
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