John Alton
Actor | Director | Cinematography | Director of Photography
John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer. Alton won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so. He photographed some of the most famous film noirs of the classic period. He started out in Los Angeles as a lab technician in the 1920s, later becoming a cameraman within four years. He moved to France...
Place of Birth: Sopron, Austria-Hungary
Date of Birth: Oct 5, 1901
Date of Death: Jun 2, 1996
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