John Arnold (cinematographer)

John Arnold
John Arnold in 1922
Born	(1889-11-16)November 16, 1889 New York City, New York, United States
Died	January 11, 1964(1964-01-11) (aged 74) Palm Springs, California, United States
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1914–1956

John Arnold (1889–1964) was an American cinematographer. He began his career in 1914, and in the next 15 years, he shot 86 films.^[1] He also worked in film administration, directing the cinematography department at MGM, and was president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1931 through 1937, and again from 1939 to 1941. By 1938, he was regarded as one of the most authoritative experts on cinematography. He invented several pieces of camera equipment and was awarded two Oscars, both Technical Achievement Awards. The first was in 1938 for improvements on the semi-automatic follow focus device used on motion picture cameras, while the second was in 1940 for the development of the MGM mobile camera crane.