John Alcott

British cinematographer (1930-1986)
Person human Q1335915
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John Alcott

Summary

John Alcott is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1930-11-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Cannes[4]. He died on +1986-07-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cinematographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Alcott's place of birth was London[2].
  • John Alcott passed away in Cannes[4].
  • John Alcott was born on +1930-11-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Alcott died on +1986-07-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Alcott held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • John Alcott's professions included cinematographer[6].
  • John Alcott received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[9].
  • John Alcott received the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography[10].
  • John Alcott was a member of British Society of Cinematographers[11].
  • John Alcott is recorded as male[12].
  • John Alcott's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Alcott's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109183948[14].
  • John Alcott's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78468889[15].
  • John Alcott's GND ID is recorded as 139147179[16].
  • John Alcott's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003061215[17].
  • John Alcott's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13930087n[18].
  • John Alcott's IdRef ID is recorded as 066773474[19].
  • John Alcott's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0005633[20].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21].
  • John Alcott's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gh5r0[22].
  • John Alcott's family name is recorded as Alcott[23].
  • John Alcott's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John Alcott's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1306699[25].
  • John Alcott's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • John Alcott's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2008079984[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Alcott was born in London[2]. He was born on +1930-11-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Alcott worked as a cinematographer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[9], an Academy Awards[28], in United States[29], founded in 1929[30] and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography[10], a class of award[31], in United Kingdom[32].

Death and Burial

John Alcott died on +1986-07-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Cannes[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21].

Why It Matters

John Alcott ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was John Alcott born?

John Alcott's place of birth was London[2].

Where did John Alcott die?

John Alcott passed away in Cannes[4].

What did John Alcott do for work?

John Alcott worked as cinematographer[6].

What awards did John Alcott receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[9] and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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