John P. Fulton
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John P. Fulton, A.S.C. (November 1902, Nebraska
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 — 1965, London
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, England
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) was an American
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 special effects supervisor and cinematographer.
Though Fulton began his adult life as a surveyor
Surveying
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, he became involved in the movie industry after accepting a job as an assistant cameraman. In time he became a camera operator
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 and acted as cinematographer in his first official credit in 1929
1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....

 with the early sound drama She Goes to War.
 
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