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John Alton

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John Alton

American cinematographer of Austrian-Hungarian origin (1901-1996)

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About John Alton

John Alton was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-Austrian origin. Alton photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period and won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so in the cinematography category. He also worked as a director during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. His work has been honored at film festivals in Vienna, Japan, Argentina, Telluride, and San Francisco, as well as in retrospectives at the American Museum of the Moving Image and the Pacific Film Archives.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by RKO Pictures via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: cinematographer, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Citizenship: United States
Born: October 5, 1901
Died: June 2, 1996

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