Discover
John Alton, born Johann Jacob Altmann, in Sopron, Kingdom of 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 in the cinematography category.
Birth Name
Johann Altmann
Born
Saturday, 05 October 1901
Died
Sunday, 02 June 1996
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self | 2006 |
| Glorious Technicolor | Self - Cinematographer / Self - Cinematographer (archive footage) | 1998 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self | 2006 |
| Glorious Technicolor | Self - Cinematographer / Self - Cinematographer (archive footage) | 1998 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1997 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Closed Door | 1939 |
| The Three Amateurs | 1933 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1952 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Won |
