Gordon Willis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American cinematographer and film director
Date of Birth: 28-May-1931
Place of Birth: Astoria, New York, United States
Date of Death: 18-May-2014
Profession: cinematographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Gordon Willis
- Gordon Hugh Willis Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer and film director.
- He is best known for his photographic work on seven Woody Allen films (including Annie Hall and Manhattan), six Alan J.
- Pakula films (including All the President's Men), four James Bridges films, and all three films from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series. Fellow cinematographer William A.
- Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".
- When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
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