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William A. Fraker
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Cinematographer Born: September 29, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:A product of the USC film school, "William A. Fraker" moved up the Hollywood professional ladder as still photographer, film editor, cameraman's assistant and camera operator. Fraker's first director of photography credit appeared on a 1962 documentary. He went on to lens the weekly TV series Daktari, then graduated to feature-film cinematographer with 1967's "The Games". He has since received Academy Award nominations for his work on "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977), "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), "War Games" (1983) and "Murphy's Romance" (1985). While photographing the 1969 musical "Paint Your Wagon", Fraker befriended star Lee Marvin, who cleared the path for Fraker's directorial debut, "Monte Walsh" (1970). He has subsequently directed only two features -- the interesting "A Reflection of Fear" (1973) and the atrocious "Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981), and a 2-hour installment of TV's "B. L. Stryker".... Full Biography
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