Arthur Rosson

Director: Arthur Rosson

Born: Aug 24, 1889
Died: Jun 17, 1960
Occupation: Director, Writer
Active: teens-'30s
Major Genres: Western, Romance
Career Highlights: The Buccaneer, Prisoners of Love, Wet Paint
First Major Screen Credit: The Picket Guard (1913)

Biography

The older brother of actors Dick and Helene Rosson and cinematographer Hal Rosson, Arthur H. Rosson entered films in 1917 as a screenwriter and assistant director. By the early '20s, Rosson was a full director, specializing in actioners and "girls in the big city" seriocomedies. From 1929 to 1938, his directorial efforts were concentrated almost exclusively on Westerns. Arthur H. Rosson remained active as an associate producer, production manager, and second unit director until his death; during this period, he was most closely associated with Cecil B. De Mille, handling the second-unit direction of every De Mille picture from Union Pacific (1939) to The Ten Commandments (1956). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Arthur Rosson
Born	August 24, 1886(1886-08-24) London
Died	June 17, 1960 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California
Other name(s)	Arthur H. Rosson
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1917 - 1948

Arthur Rosson (August 24, 1886 – June 17, 1960) was an English film director. He directed 61 films between 1917 and 1948.

He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. Rosson came from a film-making family. His brother, Harold Rosson, was an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and several other family members were involved in the early film industry.^[1] He was also the brother of silent film actress Helene Rosson and director Richard Rosson.

Selected filmography

Bloodhounds of the North (1913 - written by)
The Lie (1914 - acted in)
The Honor of the Mounted (1914 - written by)
Discord and Harmony (1914 - written by)
Headin' South (1918)
Sahara (1919 - directed by)
You'd Be Surprised (1926)
Underworld (1927)
Red River (1948)
The Ten Commandments (Unit Director)

References

^ Maltin, Leonard (1978). The Art of the Cinematographer: A Survey and Interviews with Five Masters. Courier Dover Publications. p. 95. ISBN 9780486236865. http://books.google.com/books?id=UHSNOMQWZDAC&pg=PA95.

External links

Arthur Rosson at the Internet Movie Database
Arthur Rosson at Find a Grave

Persondata
NAME	Rosson, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	24 August 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	17 June 1960
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California

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