Arthur Marvin
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Arthur Marvin was an American cinematographer who worked for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
in which his brother Henry ('Harry') Marvin was one of the four founders (the others being Herman Casler
, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson and Elias Koopman).
He shot 418 films between 1897 and 1911, including The Adventures of Dollie
(1908), the directorial debut of D. W. Griffith
, as well as other early Griffith shorts such as Pippa Passes
in 1909.
He directed the short film Sherlock Holmes Baffled
, which was the earliest known film to feature Arthur Conan Doyle
's detective character Sherlock Holmes
.
His nephew Daniel Marvin, Henry's son, perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
He was born in Warners, New York
, USA and died in Los Angeles, California.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
The American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1928. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, and for two decades was one of the most prolific, releasing over three thousand short...
in which his brother Henry ('Harry') Marvin was one of the four founders (the others being Herman Casler
Herman Casler
Herman Casler — American inventor , was co-founder of the partnership called the K.M.C.D. Syndicate, along with W.K-L...
, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson and Elias Koopman).
He shot 418 films between 1897 and 1911, including The Adventures of Dollie
The Adventures of Dollie
The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was Griffith's debut film as a director. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive. The film tells the story of a young girl who, after being kidnapped by a gypsy pedlar, ends up trapped in a barrel...
(1908), the directorial debut of D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera...
, as well as other early Griffith shorts such as Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes is a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning. It was published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series, in a very inexpensive two-column edition for sixpence, and next republished in Poems in 1848, when it received much more critical attention...
in 1909.
He directed the short film Sherlock Holmes Baffled
Sherlock Holmes Baffled
Sherlock Holmes Baffled is a very short American silent film created in 1900 with cinematography by Arthur Marvin. It is the earliest known film to feature Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes, albeit in a form unlike that of later screen incarnations. The inclusion of the...
, which was the earliest known film to feature Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
's detective character Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
.
His nephew Daniel Marvin, Henry's son, perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
He was born in Warners, New York
Warners, New York
Warners is a hamlet in Onondaga County, New York, United States....
, USA and died in Los Angeles, California.