Abraham Zapruder

Born

1905-05-15

Died

1970-08-30

Birthplace

Kovel, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire

Biography

Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970) was a Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He unexpectedly captured the shooting in a home movie while filming the presidential limousine and motorcade as it traveled through Dealey Plaza. The Zapruder film is regarded as the most complete footage of the assassination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Zapruder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.