Richard Young
Richard Young (October 17, 1939 – December 15, 2010) was a cinematographer and film director who was born in Penfield, New York, United States.
Richard Young

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- Name
- Richard Young
- Born
- 17 October 1939
- Birthplace
- Penfield, New York, United States
- Died
- 15 December 2010
- Occupation
- Cinematographer Film director
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Richard Young (October 17, 1939 – December 15, 2010) was a cinematographer and film director who was born in Penfield, New York, United States.
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• Name — Richard Young • Born — 17 October 1939 • Birthplace — Penfield, New York, United States • Died — 15 December 2010 • Occupation — Cinematographer Film director • Employer — Eastman Kodak Worldwide Documentaries • Notable Works — I'm Still Here Not My Life
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As a cinematographer, he filmed several dozen films for Eastman Kodak. He codirected the 1996 film I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia with Robert Bilheimer. He was the director of the 1998 film Echoes from the Ancients. He codirected and coproduced the 1999 film A Warrior in Two Worlds: The Life of Ely Parker with Ann Spurling. He performed the cinematography for the 2003 documentary film A Closer Walk. Young died on December 15, 2010. The film Not My Life, for which he had served as cinematographer and co-director, was subsequently dedicated to him. Bilheimer, who was the screenwriter, producer, and director of Not My Life, said that Young believed in the film far more than he himself did. There was a tribute to Young shown before its screening at the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival. A film reviewer at Post Magazine called Young "a legendary documentary cinematographer."
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- 1.Richard Young (1939 - 2010). Democrat and Chronicle. December 19, 2010.
- 2.Robert Bilheimer. A Closer Walk - Production Crew. The Body. 2000.
- 3.Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia.
- 4.Turner Classic Movies. Echoes from the Ancients.
- 5.Janice R. Welsch. Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. 145. 2005. 0313319758.
- 6.Cinema Politica. A Closer Walk.
- 7.Rhodes, p. 43.
- 8.Rhodes, p. 52.
- 9.VisitRochester. 360 - 365 George Eastman House Film Festival to showcase 104 films from 21 countries April 27 - May 2. March 30, 2011.
- 10.Technicolor-Postworks posts 'Not My Life'. Post Magazine. February 1, 2012.
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