Robert F. Liu, theChina-born cinematographer who received Emmy nominations for his work on Lou Grantand Family Ties, died Sunday, the American Society of Cinematographers announced.
He was 94. Liu, who arrived in the U.S. from Taiwan in 1959 and was mentored by a pair of esteemed Oscar winners — director Robert Wise and cinematographer James Wong Howe — shot episodes of other series like The Duck Factory, The Nanny, Hardcastle & McCormick and The Steve Harvey Show during his career.
For the CBS newspaper drama Lou Grant, Liu photographed 68 episodes over three seasons from 1979-82, and for Family Ties, he shot 100 installments of the NBC sitcom over its final four seasons (1985-89).
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