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Cinematographer William A. Fraker dies at 86

By Claire Noland
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Bill Fraker, an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 86 and had cancer, said his close friend and colleague Floyd Mutrux, a director who worked with Fraker on several films.

Fraker was nominated for best cinematography for ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar,’ ‘Heaven Can Wait,’ ‘1941,’ ‘War Games’ and ‘Murphy’s Romance.’ He was also nominated for best visual-effects camerawork for ‘1941.’

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Among his other cinematography credits are ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ ‘Bullitt’ and ‘Paint Your Wagon.’

A full obituary will follow at www.latimes.com/obits.

-- Claire Noland

Afterword
Claire Noland

Claire Noland, who joined the Los Angeles Times in 1994, became editor of curated email newsletters in spring 2015. She had been in the Obituary Department since 2006, the last six years as editor. Before that, she was an editor in Sports. A California native and graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, she worked at the Antelope Valley Press, Los Angeles Daily News and Minneapolis Star Tribune. She left The Times in December 2015.

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