What is Haskell Wexler?
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} [[File:Haskell Wexler 1999.jpg|thumb|200px|Haskell Wexler in 1999]] '''Haskell Wexler''', A.S.C. (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[cinematography|cinematographer]], [[movie producer]], [[screenwriter]] and [[movie director|director]]. He was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He won an [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]] in 1966. Wexler was known for his works ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (movie)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (finished by [[Bill Butler (cinematographer)|Bill Butler]]), ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', ''[[Medium Cool]]'', ''[[In the Heat of the Night (movie)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', ''[[Days of Heaven]]'' and ''[[Matewan]]''. He was said to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/top-10-most-influential-cinematographers-voted-on-by-camera-guild-72558727.html|publisher=PRNewswire|title=Top 10 Most Influential Cinematographers Voted on by Camera Guild|date=October 16, 2003|access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> Wexler died in his sleep at the age of 93 on December 27, 2015 at his home in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/haskell-wexler-dead-93-cinematographer-1201668018/|title=Haskell Wexler, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer and Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 93|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 27, 2015|date=December 27, 2015|author=Richard Natale}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/haskell-wexler-legendary-cinematographer-dead-at-93-20151227|title=Haskell Wexler, Legendary Cinematographer, Dead at 93|publisher=Indie Wire.com|access-date=December 27, 2015|date=December 27, 2015|author=Matt Brenan|archive-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2