Sidney Cotton

About

Australian inventor, aviator and photographer who developed one of the earliest processes for color film.

Before Fame

He enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915 and began flying combat missions.

Trivia

He began flying spy missions in the years leading up to World War II and took secret aerial photos of German military activity.

Family Life

He married actress Regmor Agnes Maclean in 1917. The couple divorced in the 1920s, and Cotton wed Millicent Joan Henry.

Associated With

He was a close friend of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.