Jack Cato

Jack Cato
Jack Cato portrait
Born(1889-04-04)4 April 1889
Died14 August 1971(1971-08-14) (aged 85)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesJohn Cyril Cato
Occupation(s)Photographer and author
Known forauthor; The Story of the Camera in Australia
Spouse
  • Mary Boote Pearce (24 December 1921 – 1970; deceased)
ChildrenPaula Lawrence, John Cato

John Cyril "Jack" Cato, F.R.P.S. (4 April 1889 – 14 August 1971) was an Australian portrait photographer in the pictorialist style, operating in the first half of the twentieth century. He was the author of the first history of Australian photography; The Story of the Camera in Australia (1955)