- He met George Lucas when he was still a teenager because of their mutual interest in cars. He suggested that Lucas go to film school, which is why Lucas thanked him in many ways.
- He is one of only six cinematographers to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the other five being, Hal Mohr, Ray Rennahan, J. Peverell Marley, Leon Shamroy, and Conrad L. Hall.
- "America America" director Elia Kazan (at age 54, b:09/07/1909) did not personally like the cinema-photographer director Haskell Wexler (at age 41, b:02/06/1922) but listened to him and learned a lot while they worked together.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7070 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 28, 1996.
- George Lucas credits him with helping American Graffiti get made. When Lucas was pitching it without success, Haskell Wexler attached himself to the project. Lucas was now able to pitch the movie with Wexler being attached to it.
- Apprenticed as a camera operator for James Wong Howe.
- Son of Simon Wexler.
- Honored by University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, The Haskell Wexler Endowed Chair in Documentary, established through the generosity of the George Lucas Family Foundation, dedication and installation on September 25, 2016.
- Cinematographer for two Oscar Best Picture winners: In the Heat of the Night (1967) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and five other nominees: America America (1963), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Conversation (1974) (uncredited), Bound for Glory (1976) and Coming Home (1978).
- Brother of Jerrold Wexler and Yale Wexler.
- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
- Although he had had great successes (which were very important to his career) on both "The Best Man" (co-produced by Lawrence Turman) and "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" (directed by Mike Nichols) and got on with both men, he refused to be the cinematographer on "The Graduate", which Turman co-produced and Nichols directed.
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