John Alton
John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Jacob 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.
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| Birth date | October 05, 1901 |
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| Birth name | Johann Jacob Altmann |
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| Date of death | June 02, 1996 |
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