Background
Moore was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, on October 4, 1925.
Moore was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, on October 4, 1925.
University of Southern California.
In 1953, Moore teamed with Robert Gottschalk to co-found Panavision, a company which introduced a new hand-held studio camera that could record both sight and sound at the same time. He received a bachelor"s degree in cinema from the University of Southern California. Following graduation, Moore began working on travelogues and documentaries.
Moore collaborated with Robert Gottschalk in 1953 to co-found Panavision, a motion picture equipment company specializing in cameras and lenses.
Among the company"s innovations, Panavision developed a specific camera lens for use in widescreen format which is called Cinemascope. In the 1970s, the company revolutionized the film industry when it introduced a new hand-held studio camera that could record sight and sound simultaneously.
In a 2005 interview with Daily Variety, Moore explained that his connections with Panavision seemed to him to be purely by chance, "Becoming a cameraman and becoming part of Panavision was strictly -- I don"t know what you"d call it -- luck or fate. lieutenant"s something that I didn"t plan on.
lieutenant just happened."
Moore left the Panavision nine years after the company was founded.
Moore cinematography credits included the 1969 film Winning, Sometimes a Great Notion and Myra Breckinridge, which were both released in 1970. The 1972 western, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and the 1982 film adaptation of Annie. Moore directed the 1978 film, Circle of Iron, which co-starred Eli Wallach and David Carradine.
He produced, directed and shot television commercials throughout his career.
Richard Moore died at his home in Palm Springs, California, on August 16, 2009, of complications from old age. He was 83 years old. Moore"s marriage to Mary Grace Fuller, who died in 1985, ended in divorce.