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name: "William B. Jurgensen"
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roles: ["Cinematographer","Director"]
born: "20 August 1925"
died: "30 January 2006"
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# William B. Jurgensen

Cinematographer and director. Born 20 August 1925 in Iowa, USA. Died 30 January 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer, Director
- **Born:** 20 August 1925, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 30 January 2006
- **Also known as:** William Jurgensen, William J. Jurgensen, William K. Jurgensen, Уильям Б. Юргенсен

## Biography

William B. Jurgensen (also credited as William K. Jurgensen) was an American cinematographer and director. He served as director of photography on the television series *M*A*S*H* from its 1972 pilot through 110 episodes until 1977, and directed ten episodes between 1975 and 1979.

He began his career in the late 1950s as an assistant cameraman on feature films including *South Pacific* (1958) and *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1959). Jurgensen worked extensively in television, with cinematography credits on series such as *Hogan's Heroes*, *Lou Grant* and *Flying High*, and on television films including *Stranger in Our House* (1978) and *The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman* (1987). He received three Primetime Emmy nominations for his cinematography on *M*A*S*H*.

Jurgensen was born on 20 August 1925 in Iowa and died on 30 January 2006 in Rancho Mirage, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, mash.fandom.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *Stranger in Our House* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman* (1987), Director of Photography

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