Winton Hoch

Winton Hoch

Winton C. Hoch, A.S.C. (pronounced HOKE, /hoʊk/, born July 31, 1905 in Storm Lake, Iowa; died following a stroke on March 20, 1979) in Santa Monica was originally a lab technician who contributed to the development of Technicolor before becoming a cinematographer in 1936. His understanding of the colour process quickly led to him being hailed as one of Hollywood's premier colour cinematographers. Hoch never made a film in black and white.