FILM DIRECTOR

John Alcott

1930 - 1986

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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 in Cannes, France, in July 1986; he was 55. He received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Alcott is the 939th most popular film director (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 3,552nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,439th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Alcott ranks 939 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Fleischmann, Vatroslav Mimica, Mark Zakharov, Jimmy T. Murakami, Yash Chopra, and Jean-Marie Poiré. After him are Janusz Kamiński, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Christophe Gans, Mark Waters, Ulu Grosbard, and Preston Sturges.

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Among people born in 1930, John Alcott ranks 390. Before him are Jeannette Altwegg, Hank Mobley, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, David Amram, Theodore Freeman, and Hector Bianciotti. After him are Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Little Walter, Liviu Librescu, Egon Bondy, Chris Barber, and Morgana King. Among people deceased in 1986, John Alcott ranks 190. Before him are Alexander Ostrowski, Hank Mobley, Hoàng Văn Thái, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Mary Welsh Hemingway, and Desi Arnaz. After him are Eino Leino, Vilmos Kohut, Herbert Runge, Noboru Terada, Aleksei Arbuzov, and John D. MacDonald.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Alcott ranks 3,553 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy Murray (1933), Danny Rose (1990), Peter Phillips (1977), Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), and Bernard Sumner (1956). After him are Hereward the Wake (1035), Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Fred Martin (1929), Aldhelm (639), Ted Drake (1912), and Henry Peach Robinson (1830).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Alcott ranks 74. Before him are Ronald Neame (1911), Andrea Arnold (1961), Joe Wright (1972), Charles Crichton (1910), Barry Ackroyd (1954), and Ol Parker (1969). After him are Martin McDonagh (1970), Steven Knight (1959), Jonathan Nolan (1976), Gareth Evans (1980), Charles Jarrott (1927), and Mike Figgis (1948).

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