Popular American cinematographer, Bill Butler has been reported dead. His cause of death has not been revealed that but it is believed that he died of old age, considering that he was a centenarian. He was 101 years old when he died.
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He died on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. The American Society of Cinematographers announced his death in an official statement.
“The American Society of Cinematographers is sorry to report that Wilmer C. Butler died on the evening of April 5, at the age of 1010, just days short of his birthday. The Conversation (1974), Jaws (1975), and three Rocky sequels. He also shared credit on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) with Haskell Wexler, ASC – as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography,” the statement read.
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Tributes have been pouring in from several people on social media, especially on Twitter.
“JAWS was one of the films that made me realize that I loved movies more than life. I probably didn’t realize it when I was 10 years old, that feeling was in large part thanks to Bill Butler. RIP to a titan,” Duncan Gooding tweeted.
“Love his water-level compositions in Jaws. They leave the viewer treading water, right along with the characters. Rest in Peace,” Garrett Stiger wrote.
“Butler helped lens JAWS and CUCKOO’S NEST in the same year and lived to be 101. That’s one hell of a career. RIP,” Marshall Flores.
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