Richard Moore

Richard Moore

Cinematographer. Born 4 October 1925 in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA. Died 16 August 2009.

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Born
4 October 1925, Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Died
16 August 2009
Active
1972–1982

Biography

Richard Moore was an American cinematographer. He graduated with a degree in cinema from the University of Southern California and began his career shooting documentaries and travelogues before co-founding Panavision with Robert Gottschalk in 1953. He left the company after nine years to work as a director of photography.

Moore's cinematography credits include The Wild Angels (1966), The Scalphunters (1968), The Reivers (1969), WUSA (1970), Sometimes a Great Notion (1971), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The Stone Killer (1973) and Annie (1982). He also directed Circle of Iron (1978). He received a scientific and engineering award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers President's Award.

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