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Arthur Edeson

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.

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The Fighting O'Flynn

1949

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Two Guys from Texas

1948

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My Wild Irish Rose

1947

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Stallion Road

1947

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The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

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Never Say Goodbye

1946

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Nobody Lives Forever

1946

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Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

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Three Strangers

1946

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The Conspirators

1944

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The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

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Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

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Casablanca

1943

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Across the Pacific

1942

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The Male Animal

1942

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The Maltese Falcon

1941

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Sergeant York

1941

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Kisses for Breakfast

1941

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Lady with Red Hair

1940

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Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940

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They Drive by Night

1940

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Castle on the Hudson

1940

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Kid Nightingale

1939

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No Place to Go

1939

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Each Dawn I Die

1939

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Sweepstakes Winner

1939

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Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

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Wings of the Navy

1939

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Racket Busters

1938

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Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

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The Kid Comes Back

1938

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Swing Your Lady

1938

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Submarine D-1

1937

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The Footloose Heiress

1937

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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

1937

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They Won't Forget

1937

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The Go-Getter

1937

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Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

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China Clipper

1936

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Satan Met a Lady

1936

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Hot Money

1936

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The Golden Arrow

1936

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Ceiling Zero

1936

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Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

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Dinky

1935

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While the Patient Slept

1935

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Devil Dogs of the Air

1935

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Maybe It's Love

1935

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Here Comes the Navy

1934

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The Merry Frinks

1934

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Palooka

1934

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His Double Life

1933

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The Invisible Man

1933

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The Invisible Man

1933

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The Big Brain

1933

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The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933

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A Study in Scarlet

1933

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The Constant Woman

1933

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Flesh

1932

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Red Dust

1932

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The Old Dark House

1932

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Those We Love

1932

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The Last Mile

1932

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Fast Companions

1932

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Strangers of the Evening

1932

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The Impatient Maiden

1932

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Frankenstein

1931

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Waterloo Bridge

1931

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The Man Who Came Back

1931

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The Big Trail

1930

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

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The Cock-Eyed World

1929

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In Old Arizona

1928

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The Gorilla

1927

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The Drop Kick

1927

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The Patent Leather Kid

1927

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Just Another Blonde

1926

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Subway Sadie

1926

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Sweet Daddies

1926

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The Bat

1926

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Partners Again

1926

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Stella Dallas

1925

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Her Sister from Paris

1925

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Waking Up the Town

1925

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The Lost World

1925

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The Thief of Bagdad

1924

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Robin Hood

1922

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The Three Musketeers

1921

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For the Soul of Rafael

1920

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The Forbidden Woman

1920

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Eyes of Youth

1919

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The Better Wife

1919

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Nearly Married

1917

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The Price of Pride

1917

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The Social Leper

1917

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Arthur Edeson

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