Bill Butler (cinematographer)
| Bill Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Wilmer C. Butler 7 April 1921 Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1969 – present |
| Spouse(s) |
Alma H. Smith (m. 1943–83) Iris Butler (m. 1984) |
| Children | Genevieve Butler, Chelsea Butler |
| Awards | American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award |
Wilmer C. “Bill” Butler, A.S.C. (born April 7, 1921) is an American cinematographer, part of the New Hollywood generation. He shot The Conversation (1974), Jaws (1975), and three Rocky sequels. He completed 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production.
Wilmer C. Butler was born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Butler spent the first five years of his life living in a log cabin on a homestead in Colorado, where his parents were farmers. He moved with his parents to Henry County when he was 5 years old and was mainly raised in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a small college town. Also at the age of five, he saw the first sound film, The Jazz Singer (1927). He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1940.
Butler attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Iowa Wesleyan College and the University of Iowa. In the latter university, Butler was majoring in electronics. He graduated with a degree in engineering from the University of Iowa.
Butler began his career as an engineer at a radio station in Gary, Indiana. He subsequently moved to Chicago, where he helped design and build the first television stations at the ABC affiliate and later at WGN-TV. When WGN went on the air, Butler operated a live video camera for commercials and for locally produced programs. It was at his tenure with WGN, where Butler met William Friedkin.
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