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- Birth nameJohn Alan McPherson
- Growing up in Manhattan Beach, California, as the only child of Audra Henry McPherson (1897-1974) and Antoinette Pellant (1910-1988), McPherson graduated from Mira Costa High School in 1959.
McPherson started his career as a gaffer in 1965, and then moved onto cinematography for television starting in 1977, providing cinematography for shows like Kojak (1973) The Incredible Hulk (1977), Amazing Stories (1985), (which he won an Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for), and Baywatch (1989). He then moved on to photographing television films, and then theatrical films, such as Jaws: The Revenge (1987), *batteries not included (1987), and Short Circuit 2 (1988). McPherson also worked as a director for television films and TV episodes.
John joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 1980, and served as a member of the Director's Guild of America from 1984 to his death. McPherson attended American State University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in 1996 and a Master's degree in film in 1998.
McPherson retired in 2001, and died unexpectedly at his home in Westlake Village, California in 2007, 9 days before his 66th birthday.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1980, and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) since 1984.
- Kenneth Johnson, creator of the TV series The Incredible Hulk, upon meeting John, who was very intense, artistic and ultra-serious, figured he, John, was so melodramatic and self-involved that he just had to hire him.
- Grandfather of Quinn McPherson.
- McPherson was an avid golfer and reader.
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