Arthur Higgins | |
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Born | Arthur Embery Higgins 25 October 1891 |
Died | 22 September 1963 Potts Point, Sydney, Australia | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, director, photographer |
Years active | 1908–1945 |
Spouse |
Sheila Elizabeth Smith
(m. 1917) |
Arthur Embery Higgins (25 October 1891 – 22 September 1963) was a pioneering Australian cinematographer known for his use of trick photography during the silent era. His ongoing collaborations with director Raymond Longford include The Sentimental Bloke (1919) and The Blue Mountains Mystery (1921). He briefly turned to directing with Odds On (1928) however returned to cinematography in 1931 for the remainder of his career.