Arthur Edeson

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Arthur Edeson was a pioneering American cinematographer best known for his influential work on classic films such as "Casablanca," "Frankenstein," and "The Maltese Falcon."

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Generate an image of Arthur Edeson (Arthur Edeson was a pioneering American cinematographer best known for his influential work on classic films such as "Casablanca," "Frankenstein," and "The Maltese Falcon.")

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Arthur Edeson canonical 32

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American cinematographer ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1891-10-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1970-02-14 ⓘ
employer United Artists ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. ⓘ
familyName Edeson ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinematography ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Arthur ⓘ
hasInfluenced American cinematography ⓘ
film noir visual style ⓘ
industry film industry ⓘ
knownFor deep-focus cinematography ⓘ
expressionistic use of shadows ⓘ
innovative lighting techniques ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Society of Cinematographers ⓘ
name Arthur Edeson ⓘ
notableAward Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination ⓘ
notableWork All Quiet on the Western Front ⓘ
Casablanca ⓘ
Frankenstein ⓘ
Mutiny on the Bounty ⓘ
The Invisible Man ⓘ
The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Thief of Bagdad
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
director of photography ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath California ⓘ
Santa Monica ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
positionHeld president of the American Society of Cinematographers ⓘ
workedOn All Quiet on the Western Front ⓘ
Casablanca ⓘ
Frankenstein ⓘ
Mutiny on the Bounty ⓘ
The Invisible Man ⓘ
The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Thief of Bagdad
workPeriod Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
early sound era ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ

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Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film) → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
subject linked to: The Thief of Bagdad
Casablanca → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
subject linked to: The Maltese Falcon
Frankenstein (1931 film) → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
subject linked to: Frankenstein (1931)
Arthur Edeson → name → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
subject linked to: Mutiny on the Bounty
The Lost World → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
They Drive by Night → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Big Trail → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Mask of Dimitrios → cinematographer → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
Satan Met a Lady → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Conspirators → cinematography → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
Frankenstein (1931 film) → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
subject linked to: Frankenstein
The Unholy Three → cinematography → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
Edeson → usedBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Perfect Specimen → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Old Dark House → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
China Seas → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Devil Dancer → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Devil Dancer → hasNotableCrewMember → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
Across the Pacific → cinematography → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Florentine Dagger → cinematographer → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Cock-Eyed World → cinematographyBy → Arthur Edeson ⓘ
The Death Kiss → cinematographer → Arthur Edeson ⓘ