Arthur Ball
Joseph Arthur Ball (born August 16, 1894 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , † August 27, 1951 in Los Angeles County , California ) was an American cinematographer and pioneer of color film who won an honorary Oscar at the 1939 Academy Awards "for his services to the Color film ”.
biography
Ball was a cameraman in 1924 for the Technicolor film Wanderer of the Wasteland directed by Irvin Willat and then increasingly occupied himself with the development and improvement of color films. In 1926 he was part of the film crew for the two-color Technicolor film The Seeräuber and was responsible for the Technicolor process.
On May 4, 1927, Ball was one of the 36 founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which has been awarding the Oscar every year since 1929 .
Ball, who died of carbon monoxide intoxication , received an Honorary Oscar in 1939 for his numerous patents that helped improve color film quality and processes.
Web links
- Arthur ball in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Ball, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ball, Joseph Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman and film technology pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1951 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles County , California |