Jack Arnold Biography

Fast Facts

• Winner of two Hugo awards for Best Dramatic Presentation, once in 1954 for "It Came from Outer Space" and in 1958 for "The Incredible Shrinking Man․"
• Winner of the President's Award at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 1985
• Began his show business career as an actor on and off Broadway
• Apprenticed under the famous documentary filmmaker Robert J․ Flaherty
• Served in the United States Army in the Signal Corps
• Quote: "I love science fiction․ As a youngster, I used to buy all the pulp magazines․ I loved them․ I was very pleased when I was assigned to direct my first SF Film because I was still an avid fan․"
• Known for his 1950s science-fiction feature films