Arthur Edeson
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-10-24
Day of Death
1970-02-14 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Crew
(1949)
The Fighting O'Flynn
Director of Photography
(1948)
Two Guys from Texas
Director of Photography
(1947)
My Wild Irish Rose
Director of Photography
(1947)
Stallion Road
Director of Photography
(1946)
Three Strangers
Director of Photography
(1946)
Nobody Lives Forever
Director of Photography
(1946)
Never Say Goodbye
Director of Photography
(1946)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Director of Photography
(1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Director of Photography
(1944)
The Conspirators
Director of Photography
(1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios
Director of Photography
(1944)
Shine on Harvest Moon
Director of Photography
(1943)
Casablanca
Director of Photography
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Director of Photography
(1942)
Across the Pacific
Director of Photography
(1942)
The Male Animal
Director of Photography
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
Director of Photography
(1941)
Kisses for Breakfast
Director of Photography
(1941)
Sergeant York
Additional Photography
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
Director of Photography
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
Director of Photography
(1940)
They Drive by Night
Director of Photography
(1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Director of Photography
(1939)
Kid Nightingale
Director of Photography
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Director of Photography
(1939)
No Place to Go
Director of Photography
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
Director of Photography
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
Director of Photography
(1939)
Sweepstakes Winner
Director of Photography
(1938)
Mr. Chump
Cinematography
(1938)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Director of Photography
(1938)
Swing Your Lady
Director of Photography
(1938)
Racket Busters
Director of Photography
(1938)
The Kid Comes Back
Director of Photography
(1937)
They Won't Forget
Director of Photography
(1937)
The Go-Getter
Director of Photography
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Director of Photography
(1937)
Submarine D-1
Director of Photography
(1937)
The Footloose Heiress
Director of Photography
(1936)
China Clipper
Director of Photography
(1936)
Hot Money
Director of Photography
(1936)
Ceiling Zero
Director of Photography
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
Director of Photography
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
Director of Photography
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
Director of Photography
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Director of Photography
(1935)
Devil Dogs of the Air
Director of Photography
(1935)
While the Patient Slept
Director of Photography
(1935)
Dinky
Director of Photography
(1935)
Maybe It's Love
Director of Photography
(1934)
Here Comes the Navy
Director of Photography
(1934)
The Merry Frinks
Director of Photography
(1934)
Palooka
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Invisible Man
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(1933)
The Constant Woman
Director of Photography
(1933)
A Study in Scarlet
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Big Brain
Director of Photography
(1933)
His Double Life
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Director of Photography
(1932)
The Impatient Maiden
Director of Photography
(1932)
Flesh
Director of Photography
(1932)
Red Dust
Director of Photography
(1932)
Those We Love
Director of Photography
(1932)
Strangers of the Evening
Director of Photography
(1932)
The Last Mile
Director of Photography
(1932)
The Old Dark House
Director of Photography
(1932)
Fast Companions
Director of Photography
(1931)
Frankenstein
Director of Photography
(1931)
The Man Who Came Back
Director of Photography
(1931)
Waterloo Bridge
Director of Photography
(1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Director of Photography
(1930)
The Big Trail
Director of Photography
(1929)
The Cock-Eyed World
Director of Photography
(1928)
In Old Arizona
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Gorilla
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Patent Leather Kid
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Drop Kick
Director of Photography
(1926)
Partners Again
Director of Photography
(1926)
Sweet Daddies
Director of Photography
(1926)
The Bat
Director of Photography
(1926)
Subway Sadie
Director of Photography
(1926)
Just Another Blonde
Director of Photography
(1925)
The Lost World
Director of Photography
(1925)
Her Sister from Paris
Director of Photography
(1925)
Stella Dallas
Director of Photography
(1925)
Waking Up the Town
Director of Photography
(1925)
The Talker
Cinematography
(1925)
The End of the World
Cinematography
(1924)
The Thief of Bagdad
Director of Photography
(1924)
Inez from Hollywood
Cinematography
(1922)
Robin Hood
Director of Photography
(1921)
The Three Musketeers
Director of Photography
(1920)
The Forbidden Woman
Director of Photography
(1920)
For the Soul of Rafael
Director of Photography
(1920)
Mid-Channel
Cinematography
(1919)
The Better Wife
Director of Photography, Cinematography
(1919)
Eyes of Youth
Director of Photography
(1917)
The Social Leper
Director of Photography
(1917)
Nearly Married
Director of Photography
(1917)
The Price of Pride
Director of Photography
(1916)
His Brother's Wife
Cinematography
(1915)
The Master Hand
Director of Photography, Assistant Director