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| Born | Stanton Arthur Waterman (1923-04-05)April 5, 1923 |
| Died | August 10, 2023(2023-08-10) (aged 100) |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer Film producer |
| Notable work | Blue Water, White Death |
Stanton Arthur Waterman (April 5, 1923 – August 10, 2023) was an American cinematographer and underwater film producer who was a five-timeEmmy Award winner.[1]
After returning home from service in theUS Navy[2] during World War II, he became the first resident ofMaine to purchase anaqualung, designed byJacques Cousteau.[3]
Waterman graduated fromDartmouth College, where he studied with Robert Frost, in 1946 with a degree in English.[citation needed] He began his SCUBA diving career in the Bahamas where he owned and operated a diving charter business from 1954 until 1958. His big break came in 1965 when he filmed a year-long family trip toTahiti.National Geographic purchased the rights to the work and showed it on television. He was a producer and photographer on the 1971 filmBlue Water, White Death which was the first cinematic filming of the great white shark.[citation needed]
Waterman was the subject of aDiscovery Channel biographical special titledThe Man Who Loves Sharks.[4] Working with his son, he won the first father and son Emmy for theNational Geographic Explorer productionDancing With Stingrays. His television credits includeThe American Sportsman (1965),The Bermuda Depths (1978), andThe Explorers (1973) and film credits includeThe Deep (1977) andJaws of Death (1977).[5]
Waterman won fiveEmmy Awards for his work on underwater films and TV programs.[3]
In 2005, Waterman publishedSea Salt: Memories and Essays, with forewords by Peter Benchley and Howard Hall.[6][7] He also wrote essays forOcean Realm magazine. In 2013, Waterman took his last dive in theCayman Islands at the age of 90.[3] He died on August 10, 2023, at the age of 100.[8]
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