What is Jonas Gricius?
'''Jonas Gricius''' (5 August 1928 – 1 February 2021) was a Lithuanian cinematographer. He was known for his work on many classic movies, beginning in the 1950s. His best known movie works were in ''[[Hamlet (1964 movie)|Hamlet]]'', ''[[The Girl and the Echo]]'', and ''[[The Blue Bird (1976 movie)|The Blue Bird]]''. Gricius died on 1 February 2021, at the age of 92.<ref>[https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1334050/lithuanian-cinematographer-jonas-gricius-passes-away Lithuanian cinematographer Jonas Gricius passes away]</ref> == Bio == In 1954 he graduated from the All-Union Institute of Cinematography, a course by Boris Volchek. He worked at the film studio Lenfilm, as an assistant to director Andrei Moskvin. Since 1958 – Operator of the Lithuanian Film Studio (LKS). Secretary of the LSSR Cinematographers' Union (1963–1968), chairman (1981–1988). Director of the Lithuanian Film Studio (1978–1989). Gricius died on 1 February 2021, at the age of 92.[2] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gricius, Jonas}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Lithuanian people]] [[Category:Cinematographers]] {{bio-stub}}