"War of the Worlds" Director Byron Haskin 1953, Paramount, **I.V.
Caption: "War of the Worlds" Director Byron Haskin 1953, Paramount, **I.V.
Special Effects, Director, Cinematographer
Born: April 22, 1899
Star sign: Taurus
Known for: The War of the Worlds (1953), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Treasure Island (1950), Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Source: IMDB
After graduation from the University of California at Berkeley, Byron Haskin worked for a time as a newspaper cartoonist. He began his career in the film industry, in 1920, as a commercial-industrial movie photographer, and then as a cameraman for Pathe and International Newsreel. Later he became an assistant director at Selznick Productions. He ...