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Date of Birth
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05-October-1901
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Place of Birth
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Sopron
(Hungary, Győr-Moson-Sopron County)
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Nationality
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Hungary, United States of America
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Also know as
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Johann Altmann, Johann Jacob Altmann, John Alton A.S.C.
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Profession
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Cinematographer, Film Director
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John Alton A.S.C., 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, becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so.
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