resigning a second and final time in March 1954 after a personal dispute with the president. Alton's last film was Elmer Gantry (1960). He worked with director Charles Crichton on Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) but both were fired after two weeks and Alton quit the industry. Television In 1966, Alton shot the pilot for Mission: Impossible, which became a successful television series. Book Alton wrote Painting with Light (1949), one of the first books written by a working studio cinematographer. The book put forth several controversial theories for the day, such as depth is created by placing the brightest object in the scene furthest from the camera, and that studio lighting must always simulate natural light in texture and direction. It addresses both conventional and unconventional methods of studio motion-picture lighting. Despite the vast technical advances achieved within the motion picture industry much of the content is still pertinent. Painting with Light (1949) contains essential reading for any budding filmmaker with detailed information and ideas for lighting several difficult interior and exterior setups and situations. The table of contents includes chapters such as "Mystery Lighting", "Special Illumination", and "Visual Symphony". Personal life After quitting the movie industry, Alton and his wife Rozalia kept out of the public eye and traveled the world until the early 1980s living in Europe, South America, South Africa and Asia. They met while he was in Argentina and were married for 55 years until her death. In 1986, he married Billie, who died in the early 1990s. Filmography The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) The Man Who Murdered (1930) (1930) Los tres berretines (1933) El hijo de papá (1933) Crimen a las tres (1935) Big Calibre (1935) Escala en la ciudad (1935) Puerto Nuevo (1936) Compañeros (1936) Loco lindo (1936) Tararira (1936) Goal (1936) Amalia (1936) El Pobre Pérez (1937) Palermo (1937) La vida bohemia (1938) Honeysuckle (1938) Puerta cerrada (1938) Cadetes de San Martín (1939) El último encuentro (1939) Caminito de Gloria (1939) Puerta cerrada (1939) Doce mujeres (1939) El matrero (1939) Remedy for Riches (1940) Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) Three Faces West (1940) The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940) The Devil Pays Off (1941) Forced Landing (1941) Melody for Three (1941) Power Dive (1941) Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) Ice-Capades Revue (1942) Johnny Doughboy (1942) Moonlight Masquerade (1942) Pardon My Stripes (1942)