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John Alcott
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London, United Kingdom
John Alcott, BSC (27 November 1930 – 28 July 1986) was an English cinematographer known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar, and The Shining (1980). Alcott died from a heart attack…
Known for
- Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott — Self1983
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Cannes
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of death
- 1986-07-28
- member of
- British Society of Cinematographers
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- date of birth
- 1930-11-27
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
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