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	John Alton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cinematographer John Alton (1901-1996) photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period.
		Alton was known for unconventional camera angles - expecially low camera shots.
		Today, Alton is almost as well known by film students for his book Painting with Light as for his work in the cinema.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Alton (226 words)

	reagenealogy - pafg55 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		John Alton [Parents] was born in 1720 in Thompson, Connecticut.
		William Alton was born in 1700 in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
		Alton [Parents] was born in 1723 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts.
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	Staffordshire Past Track - Theme Explorer
		Within Alton Castle are the remains of the medieval castle, built in about 1175 by Bertram de Verdun, the founder...
		Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury.
		Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls o...
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	ALTON & JIMMY
		Alton Lott and Jimmy Harrell were born on June 17, 1940 and November 16, 1936 respectively, (see drawing at right) in the same room of the home of John Harrell (Alton and Jimmy's grandfather) in the Hillsboro community just outside Forest, Mississippi.
		Alton sang on the radio while in the third grade with his mom and dad's band.
		Alton and Jimmy grew up listening to their families sing and play hillbilly and gospel music and both learned to play guitar and sing at an early age.
	www.rockabillyhall.com /AltonJimmy.html (765 words)

	Brewery History of Alton Illinois
		By the late 1830's, Alton had grown to some 4,000 inhabitants, and with abundant water, and grain from expanding area agriculture, it was a prime location for someone to open a hometown brewery.
		Across town, brewing partners John Fischbach and Jacob Hund advertised their concern as the Alton Brewery, with a brewery and malt house on the Plank Road, located north of the Alton city limits, and south of the Buck Inn, where there was a post office and a large tavern.
		John Jehle was a native of Baden, Germany, born in 1851.
	www.breweriana.com /history/historyaltonillinois.html (6097 words)

	Okey Family Genealogy: Ninth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		John Alton (#118) was born Killingly or Thompson, Windham Cty., Connecticut October 6 or 16, 1746.
		Hannah Alton (#126) was born Killingly or Thompson, Windham Cty., Connecticut 1762.
		Jesse Alton (#128) was born Killingly or Thompson, Windham Cty., Connecticut November 30, 1769.
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	John Alton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		While cinematographer John Alton was adept with color photography, he was at his arguable best when using fl and white.
		Alton quickly established himself as a talented cinematographer, able to work quickly and create a wide range of effects in varying conditions.
		Throughout the '50s, Alton was in and out of MGM due to numerous disagreements of political and personal natures with various studio executives.
	www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P+79462 (556 words)

	Okey Family Genealogy: Eighth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		John Alton (#100) was born Killingly or Thompson, Windham Cty., Connecticut June 29, 1781.
		Adolphus Alton (#103) was born Killingly or Thompson, Windham Cty., Connecticut November 9, 1788.
		Lucy Alton (#107) was born Killingly or Thompson, Windham Cty., Connecticut April 13, 1800.
	members.iquest.net /~sokey/uft/d0/i0000095.htm (1123 words)

	John Alton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He started out in (A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States) Los Angeles as a lab technician in the (The decade from 1920 to 1929) 1920s, later becoming a cameraman.
		He returned to (The film industry of the United States) Hollywood in the late (The decade from 1930 to 1939) 1930s and became one of the most sought after cinematographers in movies.
		Alton also photographed many color movies including Slightly Scarlet and winning an Academy award for (additional info and facts about An American in Paris) An American in Paris.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_alton.htm (283 words)

	reagenealogy - pafn55 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His son, John Jr., born 1757, was a trooper in the Revolutionary War and served in the War of 1812.
		John died in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1780 and Elizabeth died in 1816 at age 94.
		The genealogy of William Alton of Marblehead, Massachusetts was published by Clarence Winthrop Bowen in The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, in 1930 and presents eleven generations beginning with William Alton.
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	Okey Family Genealogy: Tenth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A William Alton was a private with the Connecticut troops from 1776 to 1778.
		William Alton (#139) was born Marblehead, Massachusetts 1722?.
		Alton and Susannah married by Calb Curtiss Benj.
	members.iquest.net /~sokey/uft/d0/i0000137.htm (725 words)

	Stark, John -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		John Stark was born on Aug. 28, 1728, in Londonderry, N.H. During the French and Indian War he served as an officer with Rogers' Rangers.
		The English dramatist John Ford was known for his so-called revenge tragedies, characterized by scenes of stark beauty, insight into human passions, and poetic diction of a high order.
		U.S. singer-guitarist-songwriter John Lee Hooker was considered one of the greatest and most distinctive blues and folk-blues artists.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9337249 (730 words)

	HAZY SHADE OF WINTER 3 - PART 1
		John, a groom for the horses walked into the hallway with Eduardo, the chef.
		He had disapproved of this trip with Samantha and when she had pushed for his reasons he finally admitted it was the thought of her under Alton’s roof and his jealously of Alton which were the reasons of his disapproval.
		The doctor finished his exam and as gently as he could he told the Altons the horse was too sock and had to be put down.
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		John Jacob Rife Jrxe "Rife:John Jacob, Jr (1938-)" was born in Maquoketa, Jackson Co, IA 8 Dec 1938.
		Donald Johnxe "Rife:Donald John, Jr (1970-)"6 Rife Jrxe "Rife:Donald John, Jr (1970-)" was born in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA 24 Nov 1970.
		John Alton, a Welshman by birth attended Washington in the Braddock campaign of 1755.
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	John Alton - Painting With Light
		Alton also loved shafts of light, such as the burst of light, like a lighthouse beacon, that blasts through the small window on the door of the steam bath in
		Zunächst fotografierte Alton diverse B-Pictures (vor allem für Anthony Mann), deren unheimliche Wirkung in nicht unerheblichem Maß auf Altons sicheres Gespür für Ausleuchtung und Licht-und-Schatten-Wirkung beruhten.
		Alton ging daraufhin mit seiner Frau bis in die frühen 80er Jahre auf ausgedehnte Weltreisen und konzentrierte sich auf die Malerei, ein Thema, zu dem er bereits 1949 ein Buch, »Painting With Light«, veröffentlicht hatte.
	www.celtoslavica.de /chiaroscuro/dop/alton.html (2084 words)

	Julian Darley on Corporate Disobedience & Relocalisation - Global Public Media
		John Alton: So, there’s all kinds of forces working on social engineering, so you thought that there should be some community based stuff, maybe.
		John Alton: So this LETS system that you’re working on could be global, obviously it’s on the Internet, so it could be huge.
		John Alton: What I’m finding, I’m looking on it lately and going, people are now going not just from Nelson to Vancouver, but people are going Montreal, Toronto - there’s no limit to it.
	www.globalpublicmedia.com /transcripts/229 (4981 words)

	THE ASTOUNDING B MONSTER \| MORE
		Alton later photographed Alfred Werker's cop classic He Walked By Night with the same graphic gusto, but it is Raw Deal that emerges as his most polished genre gem.
		The very fact that Alton and Mann could transform an essentially rural backdrop into a claustrophobically threatening setting is testament to their inventiveness.
		Abetted by Alton's soft lighting dancing in her perpetually moist eyes, Marsha Hunt is a virtuous doll.
	www.bmonster.com /more6.html (648 words)

	Painting With Light
		Few cinematographers have had as decisive an impact on the cinematic medium as John Alton.
		In simple, non-technical language, Alton explains the job of the cinematographer and explores how lighting, camera techniques, and choice of locations determine the visual mood of film.
		John Alton (born 1901) was one of the most renowned cinematographers of the postwar American cinema.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/1034.html (302 words)

	The Telegraph - News - 01/06/2004 - John Baum ALTON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Telegraph - News - 01/06/2004 - John Baum ALTON
		He was born July 29, 1929, in Alton to the late Henry and Mary (Tribby) Baum.
		He was a Navy veteran and had retired as a foreman in the metallic department of the Olin Corp. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and loved to go camping.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10755094&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=8 (210 words)

	The Telegraph - News
		ALTON -- Alton Memorial Hospital is planning the largest expansion in its history, with a 78,000-square-foot, 76-private-bed wing scheduled to be opened in 2009.
		ALTON -- With a retirement package too good to pass up, the city’s fire chief said he is retiring after more than 28 years with the Alton Fire Department.
		ALTON -- Lewis Lynch’s career was inspired by a man whose name he never knew but whom he saw every day thousands of feet in the air.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.asp?brd=1719 (642 words)

	Images - Anthony Mann/John Alton Film Noirs
		Alton was one of the great cameramen of the film noir period and these three movies represent some of Alton's best work.
		Alton always strove to reinforce the depth of the images by arranging actors in several planes in front of the camera.
		Alton frames the clock beside her face as the ever present lighting from the side casts an angular shadow along the wall.
	www.imagesjournal.com /issue02/reviews/mannoirs.htm (1274 words)

	K. J. Ross & Associates - Biography - John D'Alton
		John D'Alton is a highly skilled, creative and experienced infosystems innovator having stayed at the cutting edge of new information technology for over 20 years.
		John has recently been involved in a number of software testing projects including being the Y2K Test Manager for Tasmania Dept of Education, senior consultant for a distributed high-availablility server network, and consultant on e-commerce solutions.
		John's broad I.T. background enables him to take a comprehensive approach to security audits and software testing.
	www.kjross.com.au /about/johnd.php (200 words)

	Amazon.com: Painting With Light: Books: John Alton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In any case, John Alton is one of the most studied cinematographers in Hollywood history, best known for his low key lighting in film noirs such as "T-Men" and "The Big Combo".
		John Alton starts out by saying that his techniques may be applied to still photography, and there are a couple of chapters toward the end of the book dedicated primarily to still photography, so photographers take note.
		Alton precedes the main body of the book, and is well worth reading in and of itself, as it helps to explain Alton's important role in movie making.
	amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520089499?v=glance (1857 words)

	Living Qigong : The Chinese Way to Good Health and Long Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		John Alton's book is much like a travel diary from someone's visit to a foreign country.
		Throughout Living Qigong, Alton makes wonderful comparisons between Qigong and swimming: anyone can get in the water and splash around, and some people even learn to swim, but there are multiple strokes one can learn, and even then there is a whole other world beneath the surface of the water.
		The realm beneath the surface of Qigong is where Alton encourages you to explore on your own, and Living Qigong will point out some of the interesting stops along the way.
	www.familyhaven.com /bookstore/martialarts/1570621063AMUS192206.shtml (210 words)

	Arts Movies Filmmaking Cinematography Cinematographers Alton, John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		John Alton - Biography and filmography from the All Movie Guide.
		John Alton - Painting With Light - Career details and several dozen striking images from Alton's films.
		The Light and Darkness of the Film Noir - Review of Alton's book saying it is a reminder that "learning is always an event which is born at the vanguard."
	www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Arts/Movies/Filmmaking/Cinematography/Cinematographers/Alton,_John (125 words)

	Man From Wareika \| Vincent Chin (Skatalites And Friends, comp.CD)
		John and Alton: Rum Bumper's (J.Holt and V.Chin) 1:57
		The Maytals' "John and James" has that vocal rapture achieved by young talents who were just happy to be performing, only dreaming here of the fantasy of "sitting in a mansion/ smoking big cigars." Also from the Maytals is the track, "Lost Penny".
		Alton Ellis' soulful voice is fresh and powerful on "Mouth a Massey"and "Ska Beat".
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Show/9573/ChinVincent/ChinD1998Skatalites.html (479 words)

	Medical Malpractice Law Firm - John M Alton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Medical Malpractice Law Firm - John M Alton
		John M. Alton Co., L.P.A. 175 South Third Street, Suite 360, Columbus, Ohio 43215
		John Alton provides representation and aggressive advocacy on behalf of severely injured or deceased persons and their families.
	www.johnalton.com (132 words)

	biblio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gill, John, "Elijah Lovejoy's Pledge of Silence," Bulletin of the Missouri Historical Society, January, 1958, pp.
		"Rededication of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Monument," Alton, IL: Lovejoy Monument Rededication Committee, 1969.
		Tracy, F.P. A Sermon Occasioned by the Alton Outrage and Murder of Rev. E.
	www.state.il.us /HPA/lovejoy/biblio.htm (301 words)

	Amazon.com: Living Qigong : The Chinese Way to Good Health and Long Life: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Neither is it a vast array of different Qigong practices presented as a catalog for the reader to pick and choose from.
		Loosely chronological, Alton's story is freely interspersed with theoretical information on both Qigong and Chinese Medicine, presented the way a good teacher would present it to the student as he/she progresses in his/her learning.
		Alton's treatment is comprehensive and surprisingly frank and impartial.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570621063?v=glance (829 words)

	KinNextions - aqwg672 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		John had an older brother Benjamin, they were frontier rangers in Fayette Co., PA. and protected settlers from Indian raids.
		Wilma Davis wrote, "John and Benjamin got depreciation pay for their services in Capt. John Dean's company of rangers during May 1782, while they were on Col. William Crawford's expedition against the Indians at Sandusky.
		John also served in the Whiskey Rebellion, Tippecanoe, and then went to Vincennes, Knox Co., IN when William Henry Harrison became governor of the Northwest Territory.
	home.comcast.net /~hicarolyn/tree/aqwg672.htm (927 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Painting with Light: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		First published in 1949, Alton's study of cinematography remains a major statement on the art of motion picture photography, as well as an interesting historical document on the workings of the postwar American cinema.
		And Academy Award winner John Alton has long been hailed as perhaps the most important cinematographer of his era.
		Oscar winning Alton wrote this book years ago, but it still rules among the most interesting books about film lighting, filmmaking, and the perpetual wonders and mysteries of Light.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0520089499 (922 words)

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