- József Mikó
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name = József S. Mikó
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birthdate =August 6 ,1920
birthplace =Hungary
deathdate =April 28 ,2008
deathplace =Los Angeles, California
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othername = Joseph Miko
occupation =Camera Operator
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spouse = Eva Miko - Victoria Miko
children = Joe Miko
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awards = Hungarian Government’s Award for Excellence in Achievement
Hero of Freedom Award
Cross of the Order of MeritJózsef 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 fledHungary 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.
References
* Biography for Joseph Miko [http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm1421085/bio]
* Noted cameraman Miko dead at 87
* Emlékezés az 1956-os forradalomra [http://www.sdmagyar.org/dir_okt23_00/okt23_00.htm]
* Elhunyt Joseph Mikó, 1956 operatőre [http://www.dunatv.hu/kultura/meghalt_miko.html ]
* Elhunyt Joseph Mikó [http://www.stop.hu/articles/article.php?id=320942]
* Meghalt Joseph Mikó, az 56-os forradalom operatőre - Népszabadság Online •11 may 2008 [http://www.nol.hu/cikk/491467/]
* J. S. Miko – Filmed Hungarian Revolution – The Washington Post May 15, 2008
* Joe Miko - Hungry for Freedom [http://www.rosevillept.com/detail/80054.html]
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