Arthur Edeson (October 24, 1891 - February 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer. The New York City-born Edeson began as a lensman in films in 1914 in the early days of film and worked until 1949. During his long career he worked on many Warner Bros. Humphrey Bogart-starring films as The Maltese Falcon (1941), They Drive by Night (1940) and Casablanca (1942). Edeson was also the director of photography for The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) and Nobody Lives Forever (1946). Edeson, who began his career first as a still photographer, was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers. Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, AFC, meters Audrey Tautou on the set of A Very Long Engagement. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Warner Bros. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor who retains legendary status decades after his death. ... Poster of the 1941 Warner Brothers film version, directed by John Huston The Maltese Falcon is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, made into a quintessential film noir movie. ... Casablanca from space Hassan II Mosque A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Parc de la Ligue Arabe Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء, transliterated ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Mask of Dimitrios (U.S. title: A Coffin for Dimitrios) (1939) is a novel by Eric Ambler. ... The American Society of Cinematographers is not a labor union or guild, but is an educational, cultural and professional organization. ...