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Owen Roizman Biography (1936-)

Born September 22, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Sol Roizman (a cinematographer); married Mona Lindholm, December 6, 1964; children: Eric. Addresses: Agent: Murray Neidorf, Perry & Neidorf, 9720 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Occupation

cinematographer

Birth Details

September 22, 1936

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Cinematographer
• The French Connection, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.
• The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),1971.
• The Heartbreak Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
• Play It Again, Sam, Paramount, 1972.
• (With Billy Williams) The Exorcist, Warner Brothers, 1973.
• The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three, United Artists (UA), 1974.
• The Stepford Wives, Columbia, 1975.
• Three Days of the Condor, Paramount, 1975.
• Independence, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
• Network, MGM/UA, 1976.
• The Return of a Man Called Horse, UA, 1976.
• Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Universal, 1978.
• Straight Time, Warner Brothers, 1978.
• The Electric Horseman, Universal, 1979.
• The Black Marble, Avco Embassy, 1980.
• Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981.
• True Confessions, UA, 1981.
• Taps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
• Tootsie, Columbia, 1982.
• Vision Quest, Warner Brothers, 1985.
• I Love You to Death, Tri-Star, 1990.
• Havana (also see below), Universal, 1990.
• Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.
• The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991.
• Also cinematographer for unreleased film Stop, Warner Brothers, 1970.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Santos, Havana, Universal, 1990.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer
• Singer Presents Liza with a "Z" (special), NBC, 1972.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• American Cinematographer, April 1977; October, 1979; April, 1982;April, 1990; November, 1991.
• Film Comment, April, 1984, p. 32.