Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond, A.S.C. (June 16, 1930 – January 1, 2016) was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. He was known for his work in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award during his career.

Zsigmond was born in Szeged, Hungary. He became an American citizen in 1962. Zsigmond died at his home in Big Sur, California at the age of 85.

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Category:1930 births
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Category:Academy Award winning cinematographers
Category:American cinematographers
Category:BAFTA Award winners
Category:Hungarian people
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Category:Csongrád-Csanád County