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Jack Arnold (born John Arnold Waks; October 14, 1916 – March 17, 1992) was an American film and television director, considered one of the leading filmmakers of 1950s science fiction films. His most notable films are It Came from Outer Space (1953), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Tarantula (1955), and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).
Jack Arnold. Director: Creature from the Black Lagoon. Jack Arnold reigns supreme as one of the great directors of 1950s science-fiction features. His films are distinguished by moody black and white cinematography, solid acting, smart, thoughtful scripts, snappy pacing, a genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the genre and plenty of eerie atmosphere.
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Dr. Jack L. Arnold earned a doctorate of systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1966 and founded Equipping Pastors International in 1997 before his extraordinary death in 2005. For forty years, he pastored churches and meticulously researched and prepared sermons and teaching lessons each week on every imaginable topic.
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May 6, 2024 · Jack Arnold (born October 14, 1916, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.—died March 17, 1992, Los Angeles, California) was an American director who was considered one of the leading auteurs in the science-fiction genre of the 1950s. Arnold began his career directing and producing dozens of industrial films and documentaries for the government and the ...
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Jul 12, 2020 · How Director Jack Arnold Defined American Sci-Fi Movies. Science fiction as a storytelling genre spans decades, but Jack Arnold's films in the 1950s truly modernized and popularized sci-fi cinema for American audiences. Arnold encapsulated the hopes and anxieties of the era, and although he is not as well-known as his contemporaries, Arnold ...
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Approved | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi. 7.6. Rate. 73 Metascore. After Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him. Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton. Votes: 19,658. 3.
Jack Arnold. October 14, 1916 — March 17, 1992 • 75 y.o. (107) Director. Producer. Writer. Actor. Facts. Following the end of World War II and the end of Arnold's term of service, he formed a partnership with an air squadron buddy, Lee Goodman, to form a film production company.
