Jack Arnold (director)

Jack Arnold
Arnold in 1957
Born
John Arnold Waks

(1916-10-14)October 14, 1916
DiedMarch 17, 1992(1992-03-17) (aged 75)
OccupationDirector
Known forScience fiction films, documentaries
SpouseBetty Arnold (m. circa 1945)
Children2, including Susan

Jack Arnold (born John Arnold Waks, October 14, 1916 – March 17, 1992) was an American film and television director, considered one of the leading filmmakers of 1950s science fiction films. His most notable films are It Came from Outer Space (1953), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Tarantula (1955), and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).