Born in San Francisco, CA. He entered films in his teens as a lab assistant and before long moved up to assistant director, working on De Mille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923), among other productions. He became a camera operator in 1930 and graduated to lighting cameraman in 1943. He was behind the camera on many major films, mostly for Paramount, including A MEDAL FOR BENNY (1945), THE BLUE DAHLIA and ROAD TO UTOPIA (1946), DESTINATION MOON (1950), THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962), and GRAND PRIX (1966). From the late 50s he also worked frequently for TV, winning an Emmy for 'Ritual of Evil' (1970). Visit the Internet Movie Database to view Lindon's other film and television credits.  Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1944: GOING MY WAY  Cinematography (Color) 1956: AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS  Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1958: I WANT TO LIVE! 3 nominations, 1 Award