Abraham Zapruder

Abraham Zapruder
Born(1905-05-15)May 15, 1905
Kovel, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
(present-day Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine)
DiedAugust 30, 1970(1970-08-30) (aged 65)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeEmanu-El Cemetery
OccupationDress manufacturer
Known forFilming a home movie of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Spouse
Lillian Shapovnick
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(m. 1933)​
Children2

Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970) was a Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his film work during the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Of Russian-Jewish extraction, Zapruder resided in Dallas and founded a fashion company. On the day of the assassination, he unexpectedly captured the shooting in a home movie while filming Kennedy's presidential limousine as it traveled through Dealey Plaza. The Zapruder film is regarded as the most complete footage of the assassination. Zapruder died in 1970.

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