John A. Alonzo

• Born: Jun 12, 1934 in Dallas, Texas
• Died: Mar 13, 2001
• Occupation: Cinematographer, Director, Actor
• Active: '60s-'90s
• Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Career Highlights: Chinatown, Harold and Maude, Norma Rae
• First Major Screen Credit: Bloody Mama (1970)

Biography

A graduate of the Roger Corman school of fast-n-furious filmmaking, American cinematographer John A. Alonzo has been fortunate enough to be associated with some of the most significant films of the 1970s. He oversaw the photography of such classics as Harold and Maude (1971), Sounder (1972), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), and Norma Rae, and was co-photographer for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978). The ever-inventive Alonzo was the man whose 1974 Chinatown set the industry standard for the use of soft focus and saturated color to convey the "look" of the 1930s. He remained in demand into the 1980s and 1990s, shooting films as varied as the airborne actioner Blue Thunder (1981) and the cartoon/live action hybrid Cool World (1992). Thus far, Alonzo's only foray into film directing has been the engaging rock-n-roll comedy FM (1978). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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