József Mikó
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| József S. Mikó | |||||||
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| Born | August 6, 1920 Hungary |
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| Died | April 28, 2008 Los Angeles, California |
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| Other name(s) | Joseph Miko | ||||||
| Occupation | Camera Operator | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Miko | ||||||
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József S. Mikó (Joseph S. Miko) was a Hungarian camera operator. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 he filmed the uprising and the following repression by Soviet armed forces. His footage of the revolution was used in various documentaries. He fled Hungary after the revolution and settled in the USA. He worked as cameraman for the film The Sadist (film)|The Sadist.
After the restoration of democracy in Hungary, he was awarded the Hungarian Government’s Award for Excellence in Achievement and the Hero of Freedom Award as well as the Cross of the Order of Merit.
[edit] References
- Biography for Joseph Miko [1]
- Noted cameraman Miko dead at 87
- Emlékezés az 1956-os forradalomra [2]
- Elhunyt Joseph Mikó, 1956 operatőre [3]
- Elhunyt Joseph Mikó [4]
- Meghalt Joseph Mikó, az 56-os forradalom operatőre - Népszabadság Online •11 may 2008 [5]
- J. S. Miko – Filmed Hungarian Revolution – The Washington Post May 15, 2008
- Joe Miko - Hungry for Freedom [6]
