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John Alton

Born: 5 October 1901
Died: 2 June 1996, Santa Monica Calif

Highlighted works

  • An American in Paris

    A dazzling musical classic with Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, hinging on a love triangle.

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

    Hollywood’s troubled transition from silent to talking pictures at the end of the 1920s provided the inspiration for perhaps the greatest of movie musicals.

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