GHOSTBUSTERS - FAMED CINEMATOGRAPHER KOVACS DEAD AT 74

FAMED CINEMATOGRAPHER KOVACS DEAD AT 74

Laszlo Kovacs, the cinematographer who gained attention in the 1960s by distinctively employing natural lighting in such films as Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, died Saturday in Beverly Hills of cancer at age 74, it was disclosed Monday. A few years after coming to the U.S. following the 1956 Hungarian revolution, he became one of the industry's most sought-after "lensers," working on a mixture of mainstream and art-house classics including Shampoo, Ghostbusters, Inside Moves, Say Anything, Miss Congeniality and the documentaries Directed by John Ford and The Last Waltz. In 2002, the year of his final film (Two Weeks' Notice), he received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award.


24/07/2007