Arthur Edeson

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Arthur Edeson (born October 24, 1891 in New York City , New York , † February 14, 1970 in Agoura Hills , California ) was an American cinematographer .

Life

Arthur Edeson started out as a photographer before making his first experiences with the film camera in 1911. In 1918 he was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) , the association of cinematographers of the United States of America. From 1953 to 1954 he was also its president.

With the advent of the sound film, Edeson experimented with integrating or camouflaging the microphones in outdoor recordings in such a way that sound recordings outside the studio were possible.

In 1930 Edeson, in the production of the first wide-screen film (70 mm) The Big Trail (The Big Trail) by Raoul Walsh , with John Wayne in his first lead role, behind the camera. A German version was produced at the same time as the American version, with Theo Shall in the lead role. In the flat-screen version (35 mm), which was also shot at the same time, Lucien Andriot led the camera.

That same year, Edeson ran the camera on the production of Nothing New in the West . Edeson has worked with director James Whale on a number of Universal Studios films , including Frankenstein and The Invisible Man .

In 1936 Edeson moved to Warner Bros. , where he worked for Satan and the Lady . the second film adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel The Maltese Falcon , behind the camera. Edeson also directed the camera for the third film adaptation of the novel The Trail of the Falcon in 1941, with Humphrey Bogart in the lead role. Edeson was nominated for the third time for an Oscar for his work on Casablanca , the first two he received for In Old Arizona in 1929 and for In the West Not New in 1931.

Arthur Edeson shot his last film, Life and Death , in 1949, again for Universal Studios.

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SURNAME Edeson, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1970
Place of death Agoura Hills , California