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Katia Krafft(1942-1991)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Sound Department
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Katia Krafft
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
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Katia Krafft was born on 17 April 1942 in Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, France. She was a cinematographer, known for Deadly Peaks, Killer Volcanoes (1997) and Nature (1982). She was married to Maurice Krafft. She died on 3 June 1991 in Mount Unzen, Kyushu, Japan.
BornApril 17, 1942
DiedJune 3, 1991(49)
BornApril 17, 1942
DiedJune 3, 1991(49)
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Deadly Peaks, Killer Volcanoes (1997)
Deadly Peaks, Killer Volcanoes
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  • 1997
F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
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  • Camera and Electrical Department

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Cinematographer

  • Deadly Peaks, Killer Volcanoes (1997)
    Deadly Peaks, Killer Volcanoes
    7.6
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997

Camera and Electrical Department

  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • still photographer
    • 1987

Sound Department

  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1987

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Personal details

  • Born
    • April 17, 1942
    • Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, France
  • Died
    • June 3, 1991
    • Mount Unzen, Kyushu, Japan(volcanic eruption)
  • Spouse
    • Maurice KrafftAugust 1970 - June 3, 1991 (her death)

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    She and her husband were volcanologists. During their 20-year career, they documented and studied numerous volcanic eruptions around the world.

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