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Elliott Erwitt(1928-2023)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Elliott Erwitt was born on 26 July 1928 in Paris, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Arthur Penn: The Director (1970), Beauty Knows No Pain (1972) and The Great Pleasure Hunt: Japan (1986). He was married to Pia Frankenberg, Susan Ringo, Diana Dann and Lucienne Van Kan. He died on 29 November 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1928
DiedNovember 29, 2023(95)
BornJuly 26, 1928
DiedNovember 29, 2023(95)
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Known for

Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
Arthur Penn: The Director
7.4
Short
  • Director
  • 1970
Beauty Knows No Pain (1972)
Beauty Knows No Pain
6.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1972
The Great Pleasure Hunt: Japan
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1986
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)
Gimme Shelter
7.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1970

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department



  • Charlie Watts in Get Yer Ya Ya's Out (2009)
    Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
    7.4
    Video
    • additional photography
    • 2009
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • still photographer
    • 2005–2006
  • Fearful Symmetry (1998)
    Fearful Symmetry
    7.2
    Video
    • photographer: civil rights
    • 1998
  • The Memory of Justice (1976)
    The Memory of Justice
    8.4
    • second camera
    • 1976
  • A Sense of Loss (1972)
    A Sense of Loss
    7.9
    • additional photography
    • 1972
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)
    Gimme Shelter
    7.8
    • camera operator
    • 1970
  • The Unwed Mother
    TV Movie
    • still photographer
    • 1964
  • Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift in The Misfits (1961)
    The Misfits
    7.2
    • still photographer (uncredited)
    • 1961

Director



  • Incontournables: Les grandes expositions de 2010 (2010)
    Incontournables: Les grandes expositions de 2010
    Video
    • Director (segment "Elliott Erwitt")
    • 2010
  • Contacts (1989)
    Contacts
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • The Great Pleasure Hunt: Japan
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Beautiful Baby, Beautiful
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Beauty Knows No Pain (1972)
    Beauty Knows No Pain
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
    Arthur Penn: The Director
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970

Cinematographer



  • The Great Pleasure Hunt: Japan
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Beauty Knows No Pain (1972)
    Beauty Knows No Pain
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
    Arthur Penn: The Director
    7.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Elliot Ermitt
  • Born
    • July 26, 1928
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • November 29, 2023
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Pia Frankenberg1998 - 2012 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Books: Son of Bitch (1974); Recent Developments (1978); Photo Poche 35 (1988); Personal Exposures (1988); On the Beach (1991); Between the Sexes (1994); Museum Watching (1999); DogDogs (1999)

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    [1939] Emigrated to the US with his family.

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