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Robert David Yeoman (born March 10, 1951) is an American cinematographer and director of photography. Yeoman is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.^[1]

Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Yeoman spent his childhood in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1973 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1979.^[2]

Yeoman's first filmwork was done as a second unit director of photography on To Live and Die in LA, directed by William Friedkin in 1986. He went on to shoot many independent films including Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy — for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography)^[3] — Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale, and Roman Coppola's CQ. He has worked on every live action film by Wes Anderson, including Bottle Rocket (1996) & Rushmore (1998) as cinematographer, and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007), credited as director of photography.

Filmography

Feature films

Hero (1983)
Rampage (1987)
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Dead Heat (1988)
Rented Lips (1988)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
The Wizard (1990)
Kid (1990)
Too Much Sun (1990)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Past Midnight (1991)
The Paint Job (1992)
Somebody to Love (1994)
Coldblooded (1995)
Bottle Rocket (1996)
White Lies (1996)
The Substance of Fire (1996)
Permanent Midnight (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
Dogma (1999)
Down to You (2000)
Beautiful (2000)
Double Whammy (2001)
CQ (2001
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Red Eye) (2005)
Manolete (2007)
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Martian Child (2007)
Yes Man (2008
Whip It (2009)
Get Him to the Greek (2010)

References

^ American Society of Cinematographers Roster, theasc.com. Accessed September 18, 2009.
^ Notable Alumni at USC School of Cinematic Arts
^ Drugstore Cowboy (1989), The New York Times. Accessed September 18, 2009.

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[1] American Society of Cinematographers Roster, theasc.com. Accessed September 18, 2009.

[2] Notable Alumni at USC School of Cinematic Arts

[3] Drugstore Cowboy (1989), The New York Times. Accessed September 18, 2009.

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 Born in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], Yeoman spent his childhood in the northern suburbs of [[Chicago]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Duke University]] in 1973 and a [[Master of Fine Arts]] from the [[University of Southern California]] [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|School of Cinematic Arts]] in 1979.<ref>[http://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/alumni-history/ Notable Alumni at USC School of Cinematic Arts]</ref>
-Yeoman's first filmwork was done as a second unit director of photography on ''[[To Live and Die in LA]]'', directed by William Friedkin in 1986. He went on to shoot many independent films including [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' — for which he won the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography]])<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/14863/Drugstore-Cowboy/details Drugstore Cowboy (1989)], ''[[The New York Times]]''. Accessed September 18, 2009.</ref> — Noah Bombach's ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', and [[Roman Coppola]]'s ''[[CQ (film)|CQ]]''. He has worked on every live action film by [[Wes Anderson]], including ''[[Bottle Rocket]]'' (1996) & ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'' (1998) as cinematographer, and ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001), ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' (2007), credited as [[director of photography]].
+Yeoman's first filmwork was done as a second unit director of photography on ''[[To Live and Die in LA]]'', directed by William Friedkin in 1986. He went on to shoot many independent films including [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' — for which he won the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography]])<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/14863/Drugstore-Cowboy/details Drugstore Cowboy (1989)], ''[[The New York Times]]''. Accessed September 18, 2009.</ref> — Noah Baumbach's ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', and [[Roman Coppola]]'s ''[[CQ (film)|CQ]]''. He has worked on every live action film by [[Wes Anderson]], including ''[[Bottle Rocket]]'' (1996) & ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'' (1998) as cinematographer, and ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001), ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' (2007), credited as [[director of photography]].
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