An award-winning cinematographer and very active member of the ASC, his credits include The Muppet Movie, Somewhere in Time and The Jazz Singer.
Born in New York City on September 22, 1931, Isidore “Izzy” Mankofsky, ASC’s career path was not a direct one. Raised in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Chicago, he didn’t sit in a darkened theater as a child and see a classic film that wowed him. His parents weren’t artists; they emigrated to the U.S. from Odessa, Ukraine, in 1923. He didn’t take any art classes, and he never went to the ballet or opera. He didn’t even own a camera, but when the time came for a career decision, he plucked “photographer” seemingly out of thin air. “When I was in high school, somewhere along the line, it dawned on me that I’d like to do photography,’ he told American Cinematographer on 2009 when he was honored with the Society’s Presidents Award for his decades of leadership and service to the organization. “I don’t know where that came from.”
Mankofsky, Somewhere in Time's Cinematographer, passed away on March 11, at age 89. Up until the last couple of years, "Izzy" had been a regular celebrity guest at Grand Hotel's SIT Weekend, where he presented his very popular program, "Photographing Somewhere in Time".
Mankofsky is survived by his wife, Christine — the two married in 1972.
Read more at:
https://theasc.com/news/in-memoriam-isidore-mankofsky-asc-1931-2021?fbclid=IwAR2bu733VTnt_Y_kIo8P4iVeT7XDjTrTvA7XqdUa5ASoHXc9bLT9hV9wbPQ
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542552/
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Little known fact:
The Los Angeles Athletic Club was filled with almost 100 people to honor three of Southern Californians finest on Sunday, April 17, 2005. Skip McDowell and Stuffy Singer emceed the evening that featured some outstanding video clips, great photos and stories from the golden age of handball.
Isadore "Izzy" Mankofsky, a renowned Hollywood cinematographer, can add a SCHA Hall of Fame statue to the multiple Academy Awards that sit on his mantle. Izzy was the first to bring handball to the wide screen. He brought two of his works (Jimmy Jacobs, the Legend, and the USHA Championship held at LAAC) to the club for viewing. While Izzy commented on the difficulty of shooting handball he also expressed how much he loved to play and how much he was in awe of the top players he was filming. His contributions also included submission to the USHA of multiple still shots that he has compiled in a photo album that was also available for viewing. ~ http://handball.org/docs/hof.html
Born in New York City on September 22, 1931, Isidore “Izzy” Mankofsky, ASC’s career path was not a direct one. Raised in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Chicago, he didn’t sit in a darkened theater as a child and see a classic film that wowed him. His parents weren’t artists; they emigrated to the U.S. from Odessa, Ukraine, in 1923. He didn’t take any art classes, and he never went to the ballet or opera. He didn’t even own a camera, but when the time came for a career decision, he plucked “photographer” seemingly out of thin air. “When I was in high school, somewhere along the line, it dawned on me that I’d like to do photography,’ he told American Cinematographer on 2009 when he was honored with the Society’s Presidents Award for his decades of leadership and service to the organization. “I don’t know where that came from.”
Mankofsky, Somewhere in Time's Cinematographer, passed away on March 11, at age 89. Up until the last couple of years, "Izzy" had been a regular celebrity guest at Grand Hotel's SIT Weekend, where he presented his very popular program, "Photographing Somewhere in Time".
Mankofsky is survived by his wife, Christine — the two married in 1972.
Read more at:
https://theasc.com/news/in-memoriam-isidore-mankofsky-asc-1931-2021?fbclid=IwAR2bu733VTnt_Y_kIo8P4iVeT7XDjTrTvA7XqdUa5ASoHXc9bLT9hV9wbPQ
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542552/
____________________________
Little known fact:
The Los Angeles Athletic Club was filled with almost 100 people to honor three of Southern Californians finest on Sunday, April 17, 2005. Skip McDowell and Stuffy Singer emceed the evening that featured some outstanding video clips, great photos and stories from the golden age of handball.
Isadore "Izzy" Mankofsky, a renowned Hollywood cinematographer, can add a SCHA Hall of Fame statue to the multiple Academy Awards that sit on his mantle. Izzy was the first to bring handball to the wide screen. He brought two of his works (Jimmy Jacobs, the Legend, and the USHA Championship held at LAAC) to the club for viewing. While Izzy commented on the difficulty of shooting handball he also expressed how much he loved to play and how much he was in awe of the top players he was filming. His contributions also included submission to the USHA of multiple still shots that he has compiled in a photo album that was also available for viewing. ~ http://handball.org/docs/hof.html
An award-winning cinematographer and very active member of the ASC, his credits include The Muppet Movie, Somewhere in Time and The Jazz Singer.
Born in New York City on September 22, 1931, Isidore “Izzy” Mankofsky, ASC’s career path was not a direct one. Raised in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Chicago, he didn’t sit in a darkened theater as a child and see a classic film that wowed him. His parents weren’t artists; they emigrated to the U.S. from Odessa, Ukraine, in 1923. He didn’t take any art classes, and he never went to the ballet or opera. He didn’t even own a camera, but when the time came for a career decision, he plucked “photographer” seemingly out of thin air. “When I was in high school, somewhere along the line, it dawned on me that I’d like to do photography,’ he told American Cinematographer on 2009 when he was honored with the Society’s Presidents Award for his decades of leadership and service to the organization. “I don’t know where that came from.”
Mankofsky, Somewhere in Time's Cinematographer, passed away on March 11, at age 89. Up until the last couple of years, "Izzy" had been a regular celebrity guest at Grand Hotel's SIT Weekend, where he presented his very popular program, "Photographing Somewhere in Time".
Mankofsky is survived by his wife, Christine — the two married in 1972.
Read more at:
https://theasc.com/news/in-memoriam-isidore-mankofsky-asc-1931-2021?fbclid=IwAR2bu733VTnt_Y_kIo8P4iVeT7XDjTrTvA7XqdUa5ASoHXc9bLT9hV9wbPQ
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542552/
____________________________
Little known fact:
The Los Angeles Athletic Club was filled with almost 100 people to honor three of Southern Californians finest on Sunday, April 17, 2005. Skip McDowell and Stuffy Singer emceed the evening that featured some outstanding video clips, great photos and stories from the golden age of handball.
Isadore "Izzy" Mankofsky, a renowned Hollywood cinematographer, can add a SCHA Hall of Fame statue to the multiple Academy Awards that sit on his mantle. Izzy was the first to bring handball to the wide screen. He brought two of his works (Jimmy Jacobs, the Legend, and the USHA Championship held at LAAC) to the club for viewing. While Izzy commented on the difficulty of shooting handball he also expressed how much he loved to play and how much he was in awe of the top players he was filming. His contributions also included submission to the USHA of multiple still shots that he has compiled in a photo album that was also available for viewing. ~ http://handball.org/docs/hof.html
Born in New York City on September 22, 1931, Isidore “Izzy” Mankofsky, ASC’s career path was not a direct one. Raised in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Chicago, he didn’t sit in a darkened theater as a child and see a classic film that wowed him. His parents weren’t artists; they emigrated to the U.S. from Odessa, Ukraine, in 1923. He didn’t take any art classes, and he never went to the ballet or opera. He didn’t even own a camera, but when the time came for a career decision, he plucked “photographer” seemingly out of thin air. “When I was in high school, somewhere along the line, it dawned on me that I’d like to do photography,’ he told American Cinematographer on 2009 when he was honored with the Society’s Presidents Award for his decades of leadership and service to the organization. “I don’t know where that came from.”
Mankofsky, Somewhere in Time's Cinematographer, passed away on March 11, at age 89. Up until the last couple of years, "Izzy" had been a regular celebrity guest at Grand Hotel's SIT Weekend, where he presented his very popular program, "Photographing Somewhere in Time".
Mankofsky is survived by his wife, Christine — the two married in 1972.
Read more at:
https://theasc.com/news/in-memoriam-isidore-mankofsky-asc-1931-2021?fbclid=IwAR2bu733VTnt_Y_kIo8P4iVeT7XDjTrTvA7XqdUa5ASoHXc9bLT9hV9wbPQ
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542552/
____________________________
Little known fact:
The Los Angeles Athletic Club was filled with almost 100 people to honor three of Southern Californians finest on Sunday, April 17, 2005. Skip McDowell and Stuffy Singer emceed the evening that featured some outstanding video clips, great photos and stories from the golden age of handball.
Isadore "Izzy" Mankofsky, a renowned Hollywood cinematographer, can add a SCHA Hall of Fame statue to the multiple Academy Awards that sit on his mantle. Izzy was the first to bring handball to the wide screen. He brought two of his works (Jimmy Jacobs, the Legend, and the USHA Championship held at LAAC) to the club for viewing. While Izzy commented on the difficulty of shooting handball he also expressed how much he loved to play and how much he was in awe of the top players he was filming. His contributions also included submission to the USHA of multiple still shots that he has compiled in a photo album that was also available for viewing. ~ http://handball.org/docs/hof.html
