One of his lesser know documentaries was Who Needs Sleep, inspired by the death of a worker who fell asleep driving his car home after a 19-hour stint on a movie set. Who Needs Sleep?
I just saw 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest. yesterday', in which Mr Wexler was the DP . Many of us sound folks are acquainted with his is son Jeff, whom I've sent condolences.
Wonderful artist and a very kind gentleman. I had a small part in "The Babe". Mr. Wexler was the DP with Arthur Hiller directing. Shooting in a minor league stadium in Danville, IL, my first scene was on my first day on set. My second scene was the only interior scheduled for this location. Hiller planned to shoot this scene if/when it rained. Fortunately for me, that didn't occur until six days later. In the meantime I was able to observe how Wexler and Hiller interacted to set up shots, choose camera angles, etc. It was a real education. There were 100s of extras that had to be moved to different parts of the stadium depending on the shot angle. Wexler was very generous with his time during these lulls, answering questions, telling stories. RIP indeed.