Legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler, best known for his work in films like “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “American Graffiti”, has died. He was 93.
The Oscar winner passed away in his sleep at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, reported Deadline.“It is with great sadness that I have to report that my father, Haskell Wexler, has died,” his son, Oscar-nominated sound man Jeff Wexler, wrote on his website.
“Pop died peacefully in his sleep, Sunday, December 27th, 2015. Accepting the Academy Award in 1967, Pop said: ‘I hope we can use our art for peace and for love.’ An amazing life has ended but his lifelong commitment to fight the good fight, for peace, for all humanity, will carry on.”
