Isidore Mankofsky (September 22, 1931 – March 11, 2021) was an American

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, and was nominated for two

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. He is best known for his work on films such as ''

The Muppet Movie ''The Muppet Movie'' is a 1979 American musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley, produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the fil ...

'' (1979) and ''

The Jazz Singer ''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music score as well as lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolated ...

'' (1980). He shot more than 200 educational movies for ''

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Selected filmography

* 1970: '' A.k.a. Cassius Clay'' * 1971: ''

Werewolves on Wheels ''Werewolves on Wheels'' is a 1971 American exploitation film directed by Michel Levesque and starring Stephen Oliver, D.J. Anderson, and Deuce Barry. It blends two genres: the outlaw biker film and the traditional horror film. Plot "As it is ...

'' * 1973: ''

Scream Blacula Scream ''Scream Blacula Scream'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation vampire horror film. It is a sequel to the 1972 film ''Blacula''. The film was produced by American International Pictures (AIP) and Power Productions. This was the acting debut of Ri ...

'' * 1974: '' The Ultimate Thrill'' * 1977: ''

Lanigan's Rabbi ''Lanigan's Rabbi'' is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from January 30 to April 24, 1977. Synopsis Based upon a series of novels by Harry Kemelman, the series stars Art Carney as Police Chief Paul Lanigan, who fights crime in ...

'' * 1979: ''

'' * 1980: '' Somewhere in Time'' * 1980: ''

'' * 1982: ''

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'' * 1983: ''

Baby Sister "Baby Sister" is a 1985 single by American singer La Toya Jackson, the first taken from her fourth album ''Imagination''; which was released the following year. The single was released in a 7" format in Japan and later in the United States. Back ...

'' * 1983: ''

Quarterback Princess ''Quarterback Princess'' is a 1983 American made-for-television fact-based sports drama film by 20th Century Fox that chronicles the courage and determination of a teenage girl who struggles against sexism and fights to play on her high school f ...

'' * 1984: ''

Silence of the Heart ''Silence of the Heart'' is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Charlie Sheen, Chad Lowe, Mariette Hartley, Dana Hill, Howard Hesseman and Silvana Gallardo, directed by Richard Michaels and written by Phil Penningroth. The f ...

'' * 1984: ''

The Burning Bed ''The Burning Bed'' is both a 1980 non-fiction book by Faith McNulty about battered housewife Francine Hughes, and a 1984 TV-movie adaptation written by Rose Leiman Goldemberg. The plot follows Hughes' trial for the murder of her husband, James B ...

'' * 1985: '' Better off Dead'' * 1985: '' Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'' * 1986: ''

One Crazy Summer ''One Crazy Summer'' is a 1986 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Savage Steve Holland, and starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong and Joel Murray. The original film score was composed by Cory Le ...

'' * 1988: '' A Very Brady Christmas'' * 1988: '' Clinton and Nadine'' * 1989: ''

Parent Trap III ''Parent Trap III'' is a 1989 American made-for-television comedy film and a sequel to ''The Parent Trap II'' (1986) and the third installment in ''The Parent Trap'' series. It originally aired in two parts as a presentation of ''The Magical Wor ...

'' * 1989: ''

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'' * 1989: '' Skin Deep'' * 1991: ''

Love, Lies and Murder ''Love, Lies and Murder'' is a 1991 American miniseries starring Clancy Brown, Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, Tom Bower, John Ashton, and Cynthia Nixon. It is based on the 1985 murder of Linda Bailey Brown and Ann Rule's book ''If You Really Loved Me'' ...

'' * 1992: '' Afterburn'' * 1992: '' Day-O'' * 1992: ''

Bed of Lies "Bed of Lies" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, taken from her third studio album, ''The Pinkprint'' (2014). The song was first premiered at the 2014 MTV EMAs in Glasgow, Scotland and was later released on November ...

'' * 1994: ''

Father and Scout ''Father and Scout'' is a 1994 comedy film, starring Bob Saget and Brian Bonsall. The film was written by Sheldon Bull and Hoyt Hilsman and directed by Richard Michaels. Plot Spencer Paley is a neurotic, sarcastic, cowardly writer from Los A ...

'' * 1994: ''The Gift of Love'' * 1995: ''

Out-of-Sync ''Out-of-Sync'' is a 1995 American crime drama film featuring LL Cool J in his first starring role. The film was directed by Debbie Allen and co-starred Victoria Dillard, Tim Reid and Howard Hesseman. Plot Jason St. Julian (LL Cool J), a talen ...

'' * 1995: ''

The Heidi Chronicles ''The Heidi Chronicles'' is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Production history A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, starrin ...

'' * 1996: ''

She Cried No ''She Cried No'' (also known as ''Freshman Fall'') is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bethany Rooney and starring Candace Cameron Bure and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, both teen idols at the time. Plot Melissa Connell ( Canda ...

Literature

* Zone, Ray: ''Isidore Mankofsky'' in ''3-D filmmakers: Conversations with creators of stereoscopic motion pictures'', 2005, p. 61-70. * Alexander, Geoff & Prelinger, Rick: ''Isidore Mankofsky'' in ''Academic Films for the Classroom: A History'', Mcfarland & Co Inc., 2010, p. 172-173. * Fauer, John: Cinematographer Style - The Complete Interviews, Vol. II, American Cinematographer, 2009

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankofsky, Isidore 1931 births 2021 deaths American cinematographers Artists from New York City Encyclopædia Britannica American people of Ukrainian descent