John Alton
American cinematographer of Austrian-Hungarian origin (1901-1996) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 94
John Alton was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-German 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.
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1996Died2 June 19961995
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film NoirFilm1952Academy Award for Best Cinematography, ColorAward1939
Puerta cerradaFilm, Director1933
El hijo de papáFilm, Director, Writer1901Born5 October 1901
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film NoirFilm1952Academy Award for Best Cinematography, ColorAward1939Puerta cerradaFilm, Director1933El hijo de papáFilm, Director, Writer1901Born5 October 1901People around John
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Luis Sandrini John directed Los tres berretines (1933)
Libertad Lamarque John directed Puerta cerrada (1939)
Aníbal Troilo John directed Los tres berretines (1933)
Osvaldo Fresedo John directed Los tres berretines (1933)
Luisa Vehil John directed Los tres berretines (1933)
Amelia Lamarque John directed Puerta cerrada (1939)
Esther Bence John directed Puerta cerrada (1939)
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About this person
He also worked as a director during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1996 · aged 94
