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Ira Tiffen (Ira Alan Tiffen) was born on 24 December, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is an Ira Alan Tiffen is optics designer. Discover Ira Tiffen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
| Popular As |
Ira Alan Tiffen |
| Occupation |
Optics Designer and Manufacturer |
| Age |
72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
24 December, 1951 |
| Birthday |
24 December |
| Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Nationality |
United States
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Ira Tiffen Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Parents |
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Ira Tiffen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ira Tiffen worth at the age of 72 years old? Ira Tiffen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Designer. He is from United States. We have estimated Ira Tiffen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Designer |
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Timeline
His father was born February 19, 1925, and his mother was born April 13, 1929.
He started his career at 19 years of age working at Tiffen on his vacation time, making filters in the lab.
Ira Alan Tiffen (born December 24, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York) is an optics designer and glass artist who worked at the Tiffen Company from 1973 to 2004.
He has been the recipient of both an Academy Award and an Emmy Award for his technical achievements in motion picture photography and video imaging.
Ira Tiffen was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Nathan and Helen Tiffen.
When he graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1973, he began his full-time job at Tiffen managing the department for laminating filter glass.
Ira Tiffen worked in various departments of Tiffen, specializing in manufacturing and product development, and eventually became the Vice President of Research and Development in the late 1980s.
He would later go on to receive an honorary doctorate from Columbia College.
Since 1988, he has been the author of a Camera Filters section in the American Cinematographer Manual.
Tiffen has been an Associate Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1992, and a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) since 2002.
In 1993, Tiffen was awarded with the Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series.
In 1998, Tiffen, along with his father and brother, were presented the Emmy Engineering Award for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters.
More specifically, the award was for the Tiffen laminating process, which involves fusing together two layers of clear glass using a micro-thin bonding layer, which the award description says "provided the basis for an unprecedented level of color, contrast, resolution, and flare control".
He left Tiffen in 2004, and in 2007 began making glass art as a glass artist.
In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at Schneider Kreuznach.
In 2015, he was interviewed by the RocketJump Film School.
