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| | Born in Yugoslavia on March 17, 1894. Vorkapich moved to Los Angeles in 1923 and worked as a cinematographer through 1940. In later years he lectured on film making at USC and UCLA. He continued to live in Los Angeles but died while visiting his son in Mijas, Spain on Oct. 20, 1976. Exh: Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1926; LACMA, 1977 (memorial). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; NY Times, 11-12-1976 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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