Gerald Hirschfeld | |
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Born |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
25 April 1921
Died | 13 February 2017 Ashland, Oregon, U.S. |
(aged 95)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Gerald Hirschfeld, A.S.C. (25 April 1921 – 13 February 2017) was an American cinematographer.
Hirschfeld started his career in 1949 as a cinematographer for documentaries like Jack Arnold's With These Hands. During his life he has worked with directors like Sidney Lumet, John G. Avildsen, Frank Perry, Michael Crichton and Gene Wilder.
His most famous work his for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein: he shot the picture entirely in black-and-white, a rarity in the 1970s.