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John Alton

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Born: October 5, 1901 in Sopron, Austria-Hungary

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​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...

Filmography5 TITLES
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
7.1
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light2006
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir1995
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
6.5
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris2008
Glorious Technicolor
6.9
Glorious Technicolor1998
Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard
Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard2007
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