Background
Fraker was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of a Hollywood studio photographer.
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William Ashman Fraker
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Fraker graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1950.
Career
September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was a cinematographer, film director, and producer. He has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. As cinematographer, his films include,,,,,, Looking Foreign Mr.
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He directed three theatrical films, Monte Walsh (1970), A Reflection of Fear (1971), and The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), as well as several television films and series. Fraker died on May 31, 2010 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer.
He was 86. He was predeceased in 1992 by son William A. Fraker Junior., an assistant cameraman.
Achievements
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Academy Nominee Best Cinematography - Murphy"s Romance (1985) Nominee Best Cinematography - WarGames (1983) Nominee Best Cinematography - 1941 (1979) Nominee Best Visual Effects - 1941 (1979) (also nominated - AD Flowers, Gregory Jein) Nominee Best Cinematography - Heaven Can Wait (1978) Nominee Best Cinematography - Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) British Academy of Film and Television Arts Nominee Best Visual Effects - WarGames (1983) (also nominated - Michael Fink, Joe Digeatano, Jack Cooperman, Don Hansard, Colin Cantwell) Nominee Best Cinematography - One Flew Over the Cuckoo"s Nest (1975) (also nominated - Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler) Nominee Best Cinematography - Bullitt (1968) American Society of Cinematographers Winner Lifetime Achievement Award (2000) Camerimage Winner Lifetime Achievement Award (2003) National Society of Film Critics Winner Best Cinematography - Bullitt (1968).
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United States
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Awards
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Academy award; Lifetime Achievement Award Academy Nominee Best Cinematography - Murphy's Romance (1985) Nominee Best Cinematography - WarGames (1983) Nominee Best Cinematography - 1941 (1979) Nominee Best Visual Effects - 1941 (1979) (also nominated - AD Flowers, Gregory Jein) Nominee Best Cinematography - Heaven Can Wait (1978) Nominee Best Cinematography - Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) BAFTA Nominee Best Visual Effects - WarGames (1983) (also nominated - Michael Fink, Joe Digeatano, Jack Cooperman, Don Hansard, Colin Cantwell) Nominee Best Cinematography - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) (also nominated - Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler) Nominee Best Cinematography - Bullitt (1968) American Society of Cinematographers Winner Lifetime Achievement Award (2000) Camerimage Winner Lifetime Achievement Award (2003) National Society of Film Critics Winner Best Cinematography - Bullitt (1968)Academy award; Lifetime Achievement Award Academy Nominee Best Cinematography - Murphy's Romance (1985) Nominee Best Cinematography - WarGames (1983) Nominee Best Cinematography - 1941 (1979) Nominee Best Visual Effects - 1941 (1979) (also nominated - AD Flowers, Gregory Jein) Nominee Best Cinematography - Heaven Can Wait (1978) Nominee Best Cinematography - Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) BAFTA Nominee Best Visual Effects - WarGames (1983) (also nominated - Michael Fink, Joe Digeatano, Jack Cooperman, Don Hansard, Colin Cantwell) Nominee Best Cinematography - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) (also nominated - Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler) Nominee Best Cinematography - Bullitt (1968) American Society of Cinematographers Winner Lifetime Achievement Award (2000) Camerimage Winner Lifetime Achievement Award (2003) National Society of Film Critics Winner Best Cinematography - Bullitt (1968)