Bobby Byrne (1932 – March 9, 2017) was an American

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. Born in

Jamaica, Queens Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfi ...

, Byrne initially worked as an animation cameraman prior to moving into live action cinematography. He worked in the camera department for

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and

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. Fraker assigned Byrne to work as the camera operator on his directorial debut '' Monte Walsh''. Other credits as camera operator include '' Paper Moon'' and ''

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''. Byrne debuted as director of photography on the 1977 comedy '' Smokey and the Bandit'' for Hal Needham. He'd work with Needham again on '' Hooper'', as well as for '' The End'' for

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. Other credits include '' Sixteen Candles'', '' Bull Durham'', and 92 episodes of the NBC sitcom '' Mad About You''. He retired from cinematography in 2006. Byrne joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 1994. He died on March 9, 2017.In Memoriam: Bobby Byrne, ASC, 1932-2017
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