Jack Couffer, the renowned cinematographer, writer, director, producer and naturalist who earned an Oscar nomination for his lensing of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, died at a skilled nursing facility on July 30.
He was 96.His son Mike Couffer confirmed the news in a recent Facebook post, in which he referred to his father as “the most important person in my life.”Born on December 7, 1924 in Upland, California, Jack Couffer long looked to blend his interests in cinematography and natural history, also shooting films such as Secrets of Life, Edge of Fury, and The Savage Eye, along with 11 episodes of the series The Magical World of Disney.Couffer also wrote and directed episodes of Magical World of Disney, along with films including The
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