Arthur Edeson
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- October 24, 1891
- Died
- February 14, 1970 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Arthur Edeson, A.S.C. (October 24, 1891 – February 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer, born in New York City. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in his career in cinema. Edeson began his career as a still photographer, but turned to movies in 1911 as a camera operator at the American Éclair Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. When the Éclair Studio was reorganized as the World Film Company, he was promoted to chief cinematographer assigned to the star Clara Kimball Young. Throughout the twenties, Edeson photographed a number of important films, including Douglas Fairbanks' Robin Hood (1922) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924), and the ground breaking special effects film The Lost World (1925). When sound came in, Edeson experimented with camouflaging the microphones in exterior shots. In Old Arizona (1929), the first sound film to be shot outside a studio, provided evidence to Hollywood executives that talking pictures need not be confined to the sound stage. The western was also the first film to be made in the 70mm widescreen process, known as "Fox Grandeur". In the early thirties, perhaps his most memorable creative partnership was formed with director James Whale, for whom he photographed the first three of Whale's quartet of horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), and The Invisible Man (1933). His principal work was on the side of realism, which is considered by most film historians to represent the "zenith of Hollywood photography." Edeson built on the influence of German Expressionism, brought to the America cinema by German cinematographers during the 1920s. In 1919, Edeson was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Known For
Filmography
The Fighting O'Flynn
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Two Guys from Texas
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My Wild Irish Rose
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Stallion Road
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Three Strangers
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Nobody Lives Forever
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Never Say Goodbye
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Two Guys from Milwaukee
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The Time, The Place and The Girl
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The Conspirators
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The Mask of Dimitrios
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Shine on Harvest Moon
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Casablanca
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
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Across the Pacific
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The Male Animal
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The Maltese Falcon
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Kisses for Breakfast
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Sergeant York
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Castle on the Hudson
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They Drive by Night
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Tugboat Annie Sails Again
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Lady with Red Hair
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Kid Nightingale
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Nancy Drew... Reporter
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No Place to Go
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Each Dawn I Die
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Wings of the Navy
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Sweepstakes Winner
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
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Swing Your Lady
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Racket Busters
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The Kid Comes Back
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They Won't Forget
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The Footloose Heiress
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
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Submarine D-1
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The Go-Getter
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China Clipper
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Hot Money
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Satan Met a Lady
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Gold Diggers of 1937
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Ceiling Zero
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The Golden Arrow
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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Dinky
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Devil Dogs of the Air
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While the Patient Slept
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Maybe It's Love
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Here Comes the Navy
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Palooka
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The Merry Frinks
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The Invisible Man
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The Constant Woman
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A Study in Scarlet
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The Big Brain
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His Double Life
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
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The Impatient Maiden
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Flesh
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Red Dust
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The Last Mile
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Strangers of the Evening
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Those We Love
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The Old Dark House
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Fast Companions
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Frankenstein
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The Man Who Came Back
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Waterloo Bridge
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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The Big Trail
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The Cock-Eyed World
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Girls Gone Wild
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In Old Arizona
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The Gorilla
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The Patent Leather Kid
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The Drop Kick
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Partners Again
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Sweet Daddies
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The Bat
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Subway Sadie
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Just Another Blonde
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The Lost World
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Stella Dallas
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Her Sister from Paris
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Waking Up the Town
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One Way Street
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The Thief of Bagdad
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Robin Hood
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The Three Musketeers
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Good Women
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The Forbidden Woman
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For the Soul of Rafael
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The Better Wife
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Eyes of Youth
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The Social Leper
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Nearly Married
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The Price of Pride
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In Again, Out Again
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Bought and Paid For
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The Master Hand
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