Vilmos Zsigmond
Hungarian-American cinematographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vilmos Zsigmond, A.S.C. (June 16, 1930 ā January 1, 2016)[1] was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. He was known for his work in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.[2] He won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award during his career.
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Vilmos Zsigmond, A.S.C. | |
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Born | (1930-06-16)June 16, 1930 |
Died | January 1, 2016(2016-01-01) (aged 85) |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1955ā2016 |
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Zsigmond was born in Szeged, Hungary.[3][4] He became an American citizen in 1962. Zsigmond died at his home in Big Sur, California at the age of 85.