John Alcott (1931-1986) was an Oscar winning cinematographer best known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), for which he took over as lighting camerman 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). He died at Cannes, France in 1986 from a heart attack. Wikipedia
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