Jack Arnold

Birth Name:

Jack Arnold Waks

Birth Place:

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

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

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