John P. Fulton

John P. Fulton

Known for: Crew
Biography: 1902-11-04
Deathday: 1966-07-05 (63 years old)

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Biography

John P. Fulton, A.S.C. (November 1902, in Beatrice, Nebraska – July 1966, in London, England) was an American special effects supervisor and cinematographer. His work included the parting of the Red Sea scene in the 1956 film The Ten Commandments. Though Fulton began his adult life as a surveyor, he became involved in the movie industry after accepting a job as an assistant cameraman with the D. W. Griffith Company. This led to a job at the Frank D. Williams Studio in Los Angeles, where Fulton learned the basics of optical composites and traveling matte photography, which would serve him so well for the rest of his career. In time he became a camera operator and acted as cinematographer in his first official credit in 1929 with the early sound drama She Goes to War. His experiments and experience with camerawork eventually lead him to the special effects department at Universal Pictures, assisting in the special effects of the landmark horror film Frankenstein in 1931. Fulton eventually became head of the special effects department at Universal.

Fulton followed his early success as special effects supervisor with a number of memorable films, many of them of the horror film genre, including John Ford's Air Mail and The Mummy in 1932. The following year he created some of the most astounding effects of the time in The Invisible Man as well as 1935's Bride of Frankenstein. Between other film projects, he worked on the special effects for three sequels to the successful Invisible Man, and received Academy Award nominations for his work in all three films, as well as the 1940 musical The Boys from Syracuse. While on loan to Samuel Goldwyn in 1945, he earned a Special Effects Academy Award for his work in the Danny Kaye fantasy Wonder Man.

In 1953, however, after the death of Gordon Jennings, A.S.C., he became the head of the special effects department at Paramount Pictures, which led to his work on The Naked Jungle (1954), Elephant Walk (1954), Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), Billy Wilder's Sabrina (1954), and The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954). Fulton won his second Academy Award for The Bridges at Toko-Ri.

Fulton also became known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock. Though he had worked on 1942's Saboteur, the two did not begin their frequent collaborations until 1954's Rear Window. Fulton's work for Hitchcock culminated with 1958's Vertigo. Though the film met lukewarm reception when released, it has gained almost legendary status in recent years, especially for its innovative special effects. In 1957, Fulton won his final Best Special Effects Academy Award for his work on Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956), in which he parted the Red Sea, among other impressive special photographic effects.

After leaving Paramount Pictures in the early '60s, Fulton continued to work until his death in 1966. While working in Spain on Battle of Britain (1969), he contracted a rare infection and died shortly thereafter in a London hospital.

John P. Fulton's body of work includes some 250 films spanning nearly four decades. His daughter Joanne Fulton recalled his life and career in an 18-page interview in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.

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Filmography

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Movies 137

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Writer
The Bamboo Saucer

The Bamboo Saucer (1968)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Big Hit of Surcouf

The Big Hit of Surcouf (1966)

Movie
Special Effects
The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

Movie
6
Special Effects
It's Only Money

It's Only Money (1962)

Movie
Visual Effects
Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

Movie
Visual Effects
Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii (1961)

Movie
Visual Effects
Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues (1961)

Movie
Special Effects
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man (1961)

Movie
Special Effects
All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work (1961)

Movie
Special Effects
Cinderfella

Cinderfella (1960)

Movie
Special Effects
The Bellboy

The Bellboy (1960)

Movie
Special Effects
Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet (1960)

Movie
Special Effects
Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner (1959)

Movie
Visual Effects
But Not for Me

But Not for Me (1959)

Movie
Special Effects
Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

Movie
Special Effects
The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies (1959)

Movie
Special Effects
Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James (1959)

Movie
Special Effects
Houseboat

Houseboat (1958)

Movie
2
Special Effects
The Geisha Boy

The Geisha Boy (1958)

Movie
Visual Effects
I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers (1958)

Movie
Special Effects
Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)

Movie
Special Effects
The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker (1958)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Colossus of New York

The Colossus of New York (1958)

Movie
1
Visual Effects
Vertigo

Vertigo (1958)

Movie
6.63
Special Effects
Hot Spell

Hot Spell (1958)

Movie
Special Effects
The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack (1957)

Movie
Special Effects
Beau James

Beau James (1957)

Movie
Special Effects
The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent (1957)

Movie
Special Effects
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Movie
4
Special Effects
Funny Face

Funny Face (1957)

Movie
6
Special Effects
Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust (1956)

Movie
Special Effects
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Movie
4.25
Visual Effects
The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

Movie
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Pardners

Pardners (1956)

Movie
Special Effects
That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling (1956)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Movie
4
Visual Effects
The Scarlet Hour

The Scarlet Hour (1956)

Movie
Special Effects
The Court Jester

The Court Jester (1955)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo (1955)

Movie
Special Effects
Artists and Models

Artists and Models (1955)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours (1955)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

Movie
5
Special Effects
The Seven Little Foys

The Seven Little Foys (1955)

Movie
Special Effects
You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young (1955)

Movie
Visual Effects
To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief (1955)

Movie
5
Special Effects
We're No Angels

We're No Angels (1955)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons (1955)

Movie
Visual Effects
Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space (1955)

Movie
Special Effects
3 Ring Circus

3 Ring Circus (1954)

Movie
Special Effects
The Country Girl

The Country Girl (1954)

Movie
Special Effects
White Christmas

White Christmas (1954)

Movie
10
Visual Effects
Sabrina

Sabrina (1954)

Movie
3.5
Visual Effects
Rear Window

Rear Window (1954)

Movie
6.89
Special Effects
Living It Up

Living It Up (1954)

Movie
Special Effects
Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas (1954)

Movie
Special Effects
Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night (1954)

Movie
6
Special Effects
Money from Home

Money from Home (1953)

Movie
Special Effects
The Caddy

The Caddy (1953)

Movie
Special Effects
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1948)

Movie
Special Effects
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Movie
Special Effects
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Movie
4
Visual Effects
Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street (1945)

Movie
6
Visual Effects
Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death (1945)

Movie
4.83
Visual Effects
House of Dracula

House of Dracula (1945)

Movie
5.64
Special Effects
The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green (1945)

Movie
4.33
Special Effects
Wonder Man

Wonder Man (1945)

Movie
Visual Effects
Sudan

Sudan (1945)

Movie
Visual Effects
Here Come the Co-eds

Here Come the Co-eds (1945)

Movie
6
Visual Effects
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

Movie
5.36
Visual Effects
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein (1944)

Movie
5.35
Visual Effects
Dead Man's Eyes

Dead Man's Eyes (1944)

Movie
4
Visual Effects
The Climax

The Climax (1944)

Movie
Visual Effects
In Society

In Society (1944)

Movie
Visual Effects
Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat (1944)

Movie
Visual Effects
Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday (1944)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

Movie
5.15
Visual Effects
Weird Woman

Weird Woman (1944)

Movie
3.5
Visual Effects
Calling Dr. Death

Calling Dr. Death (1943)

Movie
4.43
Special Effects
Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula (1943)

Movie
5.63
Visual Effects
Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail (1943)

Movie
Visual Effects
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Movie
Special Effects / Visual Effects
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Movie
5.64
Visual Effects
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Movie
3.17
Special Effects
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

Movie
5.64
Visual Effects / Visual Effects Camera
Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent (1942)

Movie
4.8
Visual Effects
The Spoilers

The Spoilers (1942)

Movie
Special Effects
Saboteur

Saboteur (1942)

Movie
5
Special Effects
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Movie
5.16
Special Effects
The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man (1941)

Movie
5.61
Visual Effects
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley (1941)

Movie
Special Effects
In the Navy

In the Navy (1941)

Movie
3.5
Visual Effects
The Black Cat

The Black Cat (1941)

Movie
6
Special Effects
Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster (1941)

Movie
7.5
Visual Effects
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman (1940)

Movie
5.24
Visual Effects
The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Movie
5.36
Special Effects
Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Movie
5.39
Special Effects
Adventure's End

Adventure's End (1937)

Movie
Visual Effects
Let Them Live

Let Them Live (1937)

Movie
Special Effects / Visual Effects
Night Key

Night Key (1937)

Movie
1
Special Effects
California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead (1937)

Movie
Special Effects
Mysterious Crossing

Mysterious Crossing (1936)

Movie
Special Effects
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Movie
5.2
Special Effects
Postal Inspector

Postal Inspector (1936)

Movie
Visual Effects
Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan (1936)

Movie
Visual Effects
Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Movie
5.53
Visual Effects
Next Time We Love

Next Time We Love (1936)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray (1936)

Movie
5
Visual Effects
East of Java

East of Java (1935)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Raven

The Raven (1935)

Movie
5.83
Special Effects
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London (1935)

Movie
5.59
Special Effects / Visual Effects Camera
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Movie
5.73
Special Effects
Night Life of the Gods

Night Life of the Gods (1935)

Movie
Special Effects
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy (1935)

Movie
Special Effects
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)

Movie
Special Effects
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life (1934)

Movie
Special Effects
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1934)

Movie
Visual Effects
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)

Movie
Visual Effects
Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain (1934)

Movie
Special Effects
One More River

One More River (1934)

Movie
Visual Effects
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over (1934)

Movie
Visual Effects
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner (1934)

Movie
Visual Effects
Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise (1934)

Movie
Special Effects
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man (1933)

Movie
5.3
Special Effects
Her First Mate

Her First Mate (1933)

Movie
Special Effects
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House (1932)

Movie
4.8
Special Effects
Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Movie
5.73
Special Effects
The Mummy

The Mummy (1932)

Movie
5.66
Special Effects
A House Divided

A House Divided (1931)

Movie
Special Effects
Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1931)

Movie
5.47
Visual Effects
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

Movie
Matte Painter
Dracula

Dracula (1931)

Movie
5.88
Cinematographer
The Eyes of the World

The Eyes of the World (1930)

Movie
Director of Photography
She Goes to War

She Goes to War (1929)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Michigan Kid

The Michigan Kid (1928)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.02
Based on 2.46 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1928
1937
1945
1941
1968
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Information

Known For
Crew

Gender
Male

Birthday
1902-11-04

Deathday
1966-07-05 (63 years old)

Birth Place
Beatrice, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
John Fulton

Awards
Academy Award for Best Special Effects


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