Chris Condon

Chris J. Condon (1923 – December 19, 2010), born Christo Dimitri Koudounis, was the inventor of the 3D film system used by his company StereoVision, a cinematographer, and founder of Sierra Pacific Airlines.

Life and career He was born in North Chicago, Illinois. During World War II, he received four Bronze Battle Stars while working as combat crew and as a cinematographer on B-24 and A-26 aircraft in the Pacific. Upon his death in 2010, he was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

After the war, he worked at Douglas Aircraft as a trainee before starting his own business in 1947, Century Precision Optics Company of North Hollywood, California. With the company, he developed the Tele-Athenar telephoto lens which was used by Walt Disney photographers in the True Life Adventures series.

He taught at Columbia College Hollywood from 1958 to 1960.