Arthur Edeson

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name = Arthur Edeson

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birthdate = October 5, 1891
birthplace = New York City, New York, USA
deathdate = February 14, 1970
deathplace = Agoura Hills, California
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occupation = Cinematographer
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Arthur Edeson (October 24, 1891 – February 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer, born in New York City. [imdb name|id=0249186. Last accessed: December 17, 2007.]

He was nominated for three Academy Awards in his career in cinema.

Career

Edeson began as a lensman in films in 1911 at the American Éclair Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. When Éclair Studio was reorganized as the World Film Corporation, he was promoted to chief cinematographer assigned to the star Clara Kimball Young. [ [http://www.cinematographers.nl/GreatDoPh/edeson.htm Steeman, Albert] . "Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers," "Arthur Edeson page," Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2007. Last accessed: December 14, 2007.]

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 70 mm wide-screen process, known as "Grandeur." [ [http://wm03.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:88653 Erickson, Hal] . All Movie Guide, "Edeson Biography," 2007.]

In the early thirties, perhaps his most memorable creative partnership was formed with director James Whale, for whom he photographed three of his famed quartet of horror films: "Frankenstein" (1931), "The Old Dark House" (1932), and "The Invisible Man" (1933).

According to critic M. S. Fonseca, Edeson was one of the "master craftsmen" of the old American school. 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. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-De-Edo/Edeson-Arthur.html Fonseca, M.S.] "Film Reference," 2007. Last accessed: December 18, 2007.]

Edeson, who began his career first as a still photographer, was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

* "A Gentleman from Mississippi" (1914) [Goble, Alan. "The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885." 2008. [http://www.citwf.com/indexx.asp Index home page] .]
* "The Dollar Mark" (1914)
* "The Deep Purple" (1915)
* "Wildfire" (1915)
* "Hearts in Exile" (1915)
* "His Brother's Wife (1916)
* "The Devil's Toy" (1916)
* "Miss Petticoats" (1916)
* "The Gilded Cage" (1916)
* "Bought and Paid For" (1916)
* "A Woman Alone" (1917)
* "A Square Deal" 1917)
* "The Master Hand" (1917)
* "The Social Leper" (1917)
* "'The Page Mystery" (1917)
* "In Again—Out Again" (1917)
* "The Stolen Paradise" (1917)
* "The Price of Pride" (1917)
* "Wild and Woolly" (1917)
* "Souls Adrift" (1917)
* "Baby Mine" (1917)
* "Reaching for the Moon" (1917)
* "Nearly Married" (1917)
* "The Road Through the Dark" (1918)
* "Jack Spurlock, Prodigal" (1918)
* "The Savage Woman" (1918)
* "The Hushed Hour" (1919)
* "Cheating Cheaters" (1919)
* "The Better Wife" (1919)
* "For the Soul of Rafael" (1920)
* "Mid-Channel" (1920)
* "The Forbidden Woman" (1920)
* "The Three Musketeers" (1921)
* "Hush" (1921)
* "Good Women" (1921)
* "Robin Hood" (1922)
* "The Worldly Madonna" (1922)
* "Inez From Hollywood" (1924)
* "The Thief of Bagdad" (1924)
* "The Lost World" (1925)
* "Stella Dallas" (1925)
* "The Talker" (1925)
* "Her Sister From Paris" (1925)
* "One Way Street" (1925)
* "Waking Up the Town" (1925)
* "Just Another Blonde" (1926)
* "Partners Again" (1926)
* "Sweet Daddies" (1926)
* "The Bat" (1926)
* "Subway Sadie" (1926)
* "The Drop Kick" (1927)
* "McFadden's Flats" (1927)
* "The Patent Leather Kid" (1927)
* "The Gorilla" (1927)
* "In Old Arizona" (1928)
* "Me, Gangster" 1928
* "A Thief in the Dark" (1928)
* "Romance of the Rio Grande" (1929)
* "The Cock-Eyed World" (1929)
* "Girls Gone Wild" (1929)
* "The Big Trail" (1930) (70mm version)
* "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930)
* "Waterloo Bridge" (1931)
* "Always Goodbye" (1931)
* "La Piste des Geants" (1931)
* "Frankenstein" (1931)
* "The Man Who Came Back" (1931)
* "Doctors' Wives" (1931)
* "Those We Love" (1932)
* "Fast Companions" (1932)
* "The Impatient Maiden" (1932)
* "Strangers of the Evening" (1932)
* "The Last Mile" (1932)
* "Flesh" (1932)
* "The Old Dark House" (1932)
* "The Big Brain" (1933)
* "His Double Life" (1933)
* "The Constant Woman" (1933)
* "A Study in Scarlet" (1933)
* "The Life of Jimmy Dolan" (1933)
* "The Invisible Man" (1933)
* "Here Comes the Navy" (1934)
* "The Merry Frinks" (1934)
* "Palooka" (1934)
* "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935)
* "While the Patient Slept" (1935)
* "Maybe it's Love" (1935)
* "Dinky" (1935)
* "Devil Dos of the Air" (1935)
* "Gold Diggers of 1937" (1936)
* "China Clipper" (1936)
* "Hot Money" (1936)
* "Satan Met a Lady" (1936)
* "The Golden Arrow" (1936)
* "Ceiling Zero" (1936)
* "They Won't Forget" (1937)
* "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air" (1937)
* "Submarine D-1" (1937)
* "The Go Getter" (1937)
* "The Footloose Heiress" (1937)
* "The Kid Comes Back" (1937)
* "Racket Busters" (1938)
* "Swing Your Lady" (1938)
* "Mr. Chump" (1938)
* "Cowboy From Brooklyn" (1938)
* "Each Dawn I Die" (1939)
* "Kid Nightingale" (1939)
* "Secret Service of the Air" (1939)
* "Sweepstakes Winner" (1939)
* "Wings of the Navy" (1939)
* "Nancy Drew, Reporter" (1939)
* "No Place to Go" (1939)
* "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" (1940)
* "They Drive by Night" (1940)
* "Castle on the Hudson" (1940)
* "Lady with Red Hair" (1940)
* "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
* "Sergeant York" (1941)
* "Kisses for Breakfast" (1941)
* "The Male Animal" (1942)
* "Casablanca" (1942)
* "Across the Pacific" (1942)
* "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943)
* "Shine on Harvest Moon" (1944)
* "The Mask of Dimitrios" (1944)
* "The Conspirators" (1944)
* "The Time, the Place and the Girl" (1946)
* "Nobody Lives Forever" (1946)
* "Never Say Goodbye" (1946)
* "Three Strangers" (1946)
* "Two Guys From Milwaukee" (1946)
* "Stallion Road" (1947)
* "My Wild Irish Rose" (1947)
* "Two Guys From Texan" (1948)
* "The Fighting O'Flynn (1948)

Awards

Nominations
* Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for "In Old Arizona"; 1929.
* Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for "All Quiet on the Western Front"; 1930.
* Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Black and White Cinematography, for "Casablanca"; 1943.

References

External links

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* [http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-De-Edo/Edeson-Arthur.html Arthur Edeson] at Film Reference.
* [http://www.ifilm.com/artist/214834 Arthur Edeson] : seven trailers at Spike TV (iFilm)