Answer the following question: Facts:   - yearsactive: 1917 -- 1962    - death date: 20 april 1968      - birth date: 11 may 1899    - name: curt courant    - death place: los angeles , california united states    - birth place: berlin , province of brandenburg , german empire    - occupation: cinematographer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of curt courant .
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curt courant -lrb- 1899 -- 1968 -rrb- was a german cinematographer who worked on over a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras .courant worked in several european countries , collaborating with figures such as alfred hitchcock and fritz lang .as he was of jewish ancestry , courant was forced to leave germany in 1933 and go into exile following the nazi takeover of power .courant worked at several of the leading british studios during the mid-1930s .he is the father of willy kurant who also became a cinematographer .