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Caleb Deschanel
Born 1944-09-21Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
Screen work
Movies & roles
HalSelfClose Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelfThe Natural: The Best There Ever WasSelfCasablanca: An Unlikely ClassicSelfMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelfThese Amazing ShadowsSelfSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelfFog City MavericksSelfView from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'SelfThe Visions of Stanley KubrickSelfStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001SelfShadows of SuspenseSelfCinematographer StyleSelfBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelfA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelfArtifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'SelfVisions of LightSelf