Owen Roizman Dies: ‘The Exorcist’ & ‘The French Connection’ Cinematographer Was 86
deadline.comOwen Roizman, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer whose work was seen on The French Connection and The Exorcist, died. He was 86.
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), where Roizman was a member and served as president from 1997 to 1998, confirmed the news. “We are very sorry to hear that cinematographer Owen Roizman, ASC has died at the age of 86 following a long illness,” read the Instagram post.A post shared by American Cinematographer (@american_cinematographer) Roizman was nominated for the Academy Awards five times during his career.
His first nomination came when he partnered with William Friedkin on The French Connection. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times from 2011, Roizman remembered how he got the job collaborating with Friedkin.
The French Connection was only the second film he worked but luckily, Friedkin had seen his previous work on Stop. “Friedkin said, ‘I like your work in it; what I want to do … what I want it to be is a realistic street photography sort of thing.’ I said, ‘Why not?
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