"Academy Awards: 51st Annual," Kim Novak, James Coburn. 1979.
Caption: "Academy Awards: 51st Annual," Kim Novak, James Coburn. 1979.
Cinematographer, Director, Actor
Born: October 30, 1930
Star sign: Scorpio
Known for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Days of Heaven (1978), Sophie's Choice (1982), The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Source: IMDB
One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers. He was born in Spain but moved to Cuba by age 18 to join his exiled anti-Franco father. In Havana, he founded a cineclub and wrote film reviews. Then, he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale. He directed six shorts in Cuba and two in New York. After the 1959 Cuban ...