Donald Peterman

Donald William Peterman (January 3, 1932 – February 5, 2011) was an American Academy Award-nominated cinematographer whose numerous feature film credits included Flashdance, Men in Black, Cocoon and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers since 1984. Peterman was born in Los Angeles, on January 3, 1932. He graduated from Redondo Union High Schoo... More

Donald William Peterman (January 3, 1932 – February 5, 2011) was an American Academy Award-nominated cinematographer whose numerous feature film credits included Flashdance, Men in Black, Cocoon and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers since 1984. Peterman was born in Los Angeles, on January 3, 1932. He graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California, before serving in the United States Army during the early 1950s. Peterman began shooting documentaries for the U.S. Army during his time in the service. Peterman began his professional career as a clapper loader for Hal Roach Studios at the age of 22 after leaving the U.S. Army. He departed Hal Roach Studios for Cascade Studios, where he worked the optical printer and animation camera. Peterman left Cascade Studios to on the Lassie television series, but later returned to Cascade Studios to become director of...

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