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Robert Gottschalk (March 12, 1918 – June 3, 1982) was an American camera technician, inventor, and co-founder of Panavision.
Robert Gottschalk (March 12, 1918 – June 3, 1982) was an American camera technician, inventor, and co-founder of Panavision. Early life. Born to Gustav and Anna Gottschalk in Chicago, Illinois. His father was an architect who built several hotels in the city.
Robert Gottschalk was a pioneer of anamorphic lens and widescreen photography. He co-founded Panavision and won two Academy Awards for his inventions.
- March 12, 1918
- June 3, 1982
Executive summary: Wide-screen motion picture technology. Camera store owner and inventor Robert Gottschalk developed lenses to compress images in movie photography, then expand those images in projection, using a new film technique to produce wider-screen motion pictures.
- March 12, 1918
- June 3, 1982
Dec 25, 2005 · I've always wondered what the true story was behind the murder of Panavision Founder Robert Gottschalk. The story I heard from one of Bob's contemporaries was that his taste for rough-trade Paramours-dujour eventually backfired and he was beaten and stabbed to death in a frenzied attack in his home.
Film Entrepreneur and Founder of Panavision. He was born in Chicago, Illinois where his father was an established architect who built a number of hotels there.
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