Hotmail
Jack Arnold
:
Overview
 Avg.User Rating:  1 RatingsRate this person:
Director Born: October 14, 1916 in New Haven, CT Death: March 17, 1992 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:Originally an actor on the Broadway stage, "Jack Arnold" went on to become one of the most beloved B-movie directors in the history of Hollywood. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Arnold became a director of short subjects, earning one Oscar nomination. In 1953, he moved up to feature films, and quickly showed a propensity for action and crime pictures, which he delivered with good pacing and performances. His breakthrough came with "Creature From The Black Lagoon" and "It Came From Outer Space," two 3-D titles that were among the most successful done in that short-lived format. Arnold's subsequent pictures, including "The Incredible Shrinking Man," showed a lyricism and sensitivity that was rare in B-movies of the time, and even the films that he wrote but didn't direct, such as "The Monolith Monsters," showed unexpected depth, while his "High School Confidential" could be the best... Full Biography
| ||||||||||||
| advertisement |
Movie data provided by:
