Arthur Edeson Biography (1891-1970)



Born October 24, 1891, in New York, NY; died February 14, 1970, in Agoura Hills, CA. Military Service: United States Army, 1918. Career: Cinematographer, assistant director, and camera operator. Negative retoucher andplatinum printer for New York portrait photographers; Eclair Studios, Fort Lee, NJ, extra, 1911; also studio still photographer; retired, 1950. Member: American Society of Cinematographers (co-founder, 1919; president, 1949-50). Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1929, for In Old Arizona; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1930, for All Quiet on the Western Front; Academy Award nomination,best cinematography--black and white, 1942, for Casablanca..

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American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Cinematographer, assistant director, camera operator
Birth Details
October 24, 1891
New York, New York, United States
Death Details
February 14, 1970
Agoura Hills, California, United States

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